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| 1. | [ adjective ] moving toward a position ahead | |
| Synonyms: | forward | |
| Examples: | "forward motion" "the onward course of events" |
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| Related terms: | advancing | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] forward in time or order or degree | |
| Synonyms: | forward forth | |
| Examples: | "from that time forth" "from the sixth century onward" |
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| 3. | [ adverb ] in a forward direction | |
| Synonyms: | ahead forward forwards forrader onwards | |
| Examples: | "go ahead" "the train moved ahead slowly" "the boat lurched ahead" "moved onward into the forest" "they went slowly forward in the mud" |
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| Similar spelling: |
onwards on_earth |
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