What is the meaning of onward?

Forward in time or order or degree.
- usage: "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"
- synonyms: forth, forward
In a forward direction.
- usage: "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"
- synonyms: ahead, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader

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APA	WordNet. (2010). onward. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/onward/definitions/1179873
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "onward" http://smartdefine.org/onward/definitions/1179873 (accessed September 22, 2026).
Harvard	WordNet 2010, onward, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/onward/definitions/1179873>.
MLA	WordNet. "onward" 23 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/onward/definitions/1179873>

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