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"
If something happens from a particular time onwards or onward, it begins to happen at that time and continues to happen afterwards. From the turn of the century onward, she shared the life of the aborigines. moving forward or continuing
In British English, onwards is an adverb and onward is an adjective. In American English and sometimes in formal British English, onward may also be an adverb
Onward means developing, progressing, or becoming more important over a period of time. the onward march of progress in the British aircraft industry. Onward is also an adverb. I can see things just going onwards and upwards for us now
Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated or desirable end; forward; as, an onward course, progress, etc
Onward means moving forward or continuing a journey. British Airways have two flights a day to Bangkok, and there are onward flights to Phnom Penh. Onward is also an adverb. The bus continued onward He measured the distance to the nearest Antarctic coast, and onwards to the South Pole. = on