Word Study
onward
CIDE DICTIONARY
onward, a.
- Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated or desirable end; forward; as, an onward course, progress, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end. [1913 Webster]"Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how onward the fruits were of his friend's labor." [1913 Webster]
onward, adv.
Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively; as, to move onward. [1913 Webster]
"Not one looks backward, onward still he goes." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
onward, adv. & adj.
--adv. (also onwards)
1 further on.
2 towards the front.
3 with advancing motion.
--adj. directed onwards.
--adv. (also onwards)
1 further on.
2 towards the front.
3 with advancing motion.
--adj. directed onwards.
THESAURUS
onward
advancing, ahead, alee, along, en route to, facing, for, forth, forward, forward-looking, forwards, frontward, frontwards, go-ahead, headward, headwards, moving, on, oncoming, ongoing, onwards, proceeding, progressing, progressive, vanwardROGET THESAURUS
onward
Progression
N progress, progression, progressiveness, advancing, advance, advancement, ongoing, flood, tide, headway, march, rise, improvement, advancing, progressive, profluent, advanced, forward, onward, forth, on, ahead, under way, en route for, on one's way, on the way, on the road, on the high road, on the road to, in progress, in mid progress, in transitu, vestigia nulla retrorsum, westward the course of empire takes its way.For further exploring for "onward" in Webster Dictionary Online