Definition of onward
: toward or at a point lying ahead in space or time : forward
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Examples of onward in a Sentence
They have lived in that house from 1983 onward.
we must continue to move onward, or we will die in this desert
Recent Examples of onward from the Web
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It was agreed that the art critic Clement Greenberg would be commissioned to write a long piece on American art from 1900 onward.
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Despite having access to benefits through India’s affirmative action policies from the 1960s onward, poverty remains rampant in Bhatnagar.
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There's definitely a school of empty Communist verbiage, this deathly suffocating stagnation that just spreads onward in the Soviet Union and satellite states.
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Many doctors do advise avoiding travel anywhere from 32-to-37 weeks onward in a pregnancy, as there are risks, including premature labor.
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Older than Foy and Smith, the two new leads will portray the now middle-aged royal couple from the mid-1960s onward.
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As previously detailed, Liberty chose to give ESPN the contract to broadcast F1 races from 2018 onward because the series' previous home, NBC Sports, wouldn't stomach Liberty launching its own F1 streaming service.
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Versace will phase out all fur products from the 2019 collections onward.
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Violence between republican and unionist paramilitary groups claimed about 3,500 lives from the 1970s onward before the arrival of the European single market and a peace accord in the 1990s, when border controls largely melted away.
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First Known Use of onward
15th century
Definition of onward
: directed or moving onward : forward
Recent Examples of onward from the Web
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Helen Maguire, director of consumer sales, said the airline is working with Irish tourism officials to encourage customers to spend a few days in Ireland before making onward connections.
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Notify the embassy of your whereabouts, status, and onward travel plans online via the State Department’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, or STEP.
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The animal was supposed to fly an onward leg to Kansas City, Mo., after landing at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport.
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From there, a second study led by researchers from the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla suggests that the island nations of the Caribbean became the springboard for Zika’s onward travel.
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Before July 1, travelers could book their Ravn flights at AlaskaAir.com in conjunction with their onward flights.
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The regional dispute disrupted its normal export route for helium to buyers in Asia: by truck across the land border with Saudi Arabia and then to Dubai’s Jebel Ali port in the U.A.E. for onward shipment by sea.
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Typically, the receiving country is going to promise not to share that [information] onward to other countries without permission.
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An onward weekend trip to Scotland, Northern Ireland, and even Denmark just got a whole lot cheaper.
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First Known Use of onward
15th century
ONWARD Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of onward for English Language Learners
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: to or toward what is ahead in space or time
onward
Definition of onward for English Language Learners
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: moving toward the future or toward a more advanced state or condition
ONWARD Defined for Kids
Definition of onward for Students
: directed or moving forward
- There's no stopping the onward march of time.
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