ONWARD

ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader

(adverb) 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”

forth, forward, onward

(adverb) forward in time or order or degree; “from that time forth”; “from the sixth century onward”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

onward (comparative more onward, superlative most onward)

(not comparable) Moving forward.

Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.

Adverb

onward (not comparable)

In a forward direction.

Synonyms

• onwards

Verb

onward (third-person singular simple present onwards, present participle onwarding, simple past and past participle onwarded)

To keep going; to progress or persevere.

Anagrams

• Rawdon, Rowand, arownd, draw on

Source: Wiktionary


On"ward, a.

1. Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated or desirable end; forward; as, an onward course, progress, etc.

2. Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end. Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how onward the fruits were of his friend's labor. Sir P. Sidney.

On"ward, adv.

Definition: Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively; as, to move onward. Not one looks backward, onward still he goes. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INTUITIVELY

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