Definition of onward Onward

/ɔˈnwɚd/ - [onwerd] - on•ward

We found 10 definitions of onward from 6 different sources.

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What does onward mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adverb

onward - forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"
  forth, forward
onward - in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"
  ahead, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • onward (a.)
    Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated or desirable end; forward; as, an onward course, progress, etc.
  • onward (a.)
    Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.
  • onward (adv.)
    Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively; as, to move onward.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • onward
    on′ward, adj. going on: advancing: advanced.—adv. (also On′wards) toward a point on or in front: forward

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • onward
    Toward the point before or in front; forward; as, to move onward.

Part of speech

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  • onward, adjective.

Pronunciation

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