onward

English

Etymology

on +‎ -ward

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒnwəd/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnwɚd/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɔnwɚd/
• Hyphenation: on‧ward

Adjective

onward (comparative more onward, superlative most onward)

1. (not comparable) Moving forward.

   There was an onward rush as the gates opened.

2. Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.
   • (Can we date this quote by Sir Philip Sidney and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how onward the fruits were of his friend's labour.

Adverb

onward (not comparable)

1. In a forward direction.

   1871, “Onward, Christian Soldiers”, Sabine Baring-Gould (lyrics):

   Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war...

Synonyms

• onwards

Translations

In a forward direction

• Arabic: إِلَى اَلْأَمَام (ʔilā l-ʔamām)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 向前 (zh) (xiàngqián)

• Dutch: vooruit (nl)
• Finnish: eteenpäin (fi), (archaic) eespäin
• French: en avant (fr)
• German: vorwärts (de)
• Greek: προς τα εμπρός (pros ta emprós)
• Hungarian: előrehaladó, előre (hu), tovább (hu)
• Irish: ar aghaidh, chun cinn,
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• Italian: in avanti, in poi
• Japanese: 前へ (ja) (まえへ, mae e)
• Korean: 앞으로 (ko) (ap-euro)
• Latin: porrō
• Maori: ki mua, whakamua
• Polish: w przód (pl), do przodu (pl)
• Portuguese: para diante, a partir de agora, avante (pt)
• Russian: вперёд (ru) (vperjód)
• Spanish: (spatial direction) hacia adelante, para adelante, de frente; (temporal direction) en adelante, a partir de ahora
• Swedish: framåt (sv)

Anagrams

• Rawdon, Rowand, arownd, draw on