Dictionary Definition
onward adj : moving toward a position ahead;
"forward motion"; "the onward course of events" [syn: forward] adv
1 forward in time or order or degree; "from that
time forth"; "from the sixth century onward" [syn: forth, forward]
2 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" [syn: ahead, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
Adverb
- In a forward direction.
- Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war. . .
Synonyms
Translations
In a forward direction
- Arabic:
- Chinese: 向前 (xiàngqián)
- Dutch: vooruit
- Finnish: eteenpäin, (archaic) eespäin
- French: en avant
- German: vorwärts
- Hungarian: előrehaladó, előre, tovább
- Italian: in avanti
- Japanese: 前へ (まえへ, mae e)
- Korean: 앞으로 (apeuro)
- Polish: wprzód
- Portuguese: para diante
- Russian: вперёд (vperjód)
- Spanish: para adelante
- Swedish: framåt
Extensive Definition
Onward may refer to:
- Onward, Indiana, a town in the United States
- Onward (song)
- Onward Victoria, a musical
- "Onward, Christian Soldiers"