[
US
/ˈɔnwɝd/
]
[ UK /ˈɒnwəd/ ]
[ UK /ˈɒnwəd/ ]
ADVERB
-
in a forward direction
the boat lurched ahead
the train moved ahead slowly
go ahead
moved onward into the forest
they went slowly forward in the mud -
forward in time or order or degree
from that time forth
from the sixth century onward
How To Use onward In A Sentence
- For example, the conquering Hittite King Shuppiluliuma I 1344–1322 B.C. stopped in southeastern Anatolia to review his troops and chariots before continuing onward to his goal, the siege of the city of Carchemish. The Trojan War
- Onward they sailed along the south bank of the estuary, past the great sea-carved stone arches of “Île Percée” that made it an important seamark. Champlain's Dream
- Rosella seedlings are available through local nurseries from September onwards in the subtropics or during the dry season in tropical regions.
- In life's earnest battle they only prevail, who daily march onward and never say fail.
- It was right for him to move onwards and upwards. Times, Sunday Times
- In life's earnest battle they only prevail, who daily march onward and never say fail.
- From the fourteenth century onwards, other properties were also abandoned, so that finally the important lasting properties were signification, supposition, ampliation and restriction, and the supposition of relatives. Medieval Theories: Properties of Terms
- He measured the distance to the nearest Antarctic coast, and onwards to the South Pole.
- Many dictionaries of Neapolitan dialect from the late eighteenth century onward tell us that pizza, at its simplest, was merely a generic word for all kinds of pies, and for what would be called focaccia or schiacciata elsewhere in Italy, that is, a flat piece of dough dappled with fat or oil and cooked quickly in a hot oven. Delizia!
- From the point of conception onwards, parents are now viewed as a risk factor in their children's lives.