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Meaning of onward in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Adverb
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    onward

    Definitions

    1. moving toward a position ahead

    Examples

    • « forward motion »
    • « the onward course of events »

    Synonyms

    • advancing
  2. Adverb

    onward

    Definitions

    1. forward in time or order or degree

    Examples

    • « from that time forth »
    • « from the sixth century onward »
  3. 2. in a forward direction

    Examples

    • « go ahead »
    • « the train moved ahead slowly »
    • « the boat lurched ahead »
    • « moved onward into the forest »
    • « they went slowly forward in the mud »

Famous quotes

  • « In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he does not admit that he has no social inferiors, for, from the time of Jefferson onward, the doctrine that all men are equal applies only upwards, not downwards. »
    Bertrand Russell
  • « Of all the failed technologies that litter the onward march of science - steam carriages, zeppelins, armoured trains - none has been so catastrophic to prosperity as the last century's attempt to generate electricity from nuclear fission. »
    James Buchan
  • « We can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice. The Bible is His word and its study gives at once the foundation for our faith and an inspiration to battle onward in the fight against the tempter. »
    John D. Rockefeller
  • « Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward. »
    Henry Ford

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