onwards

English

Etymology

From on +‎ -wards.

Adverb

onwards (not comparable)

1. Onward.
   • 1958 July, 'Voyageur', “Modern French Locomotive Work—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 455:

     Steam also takes charge of South Eastern (former P.L.M.) trains from Paris to Marseilles and the Riviera from Lyons onwards, and of Western Region trains from Le Mans onwards, as also between Paris and Dieppe and Le Havre.

   • 2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 57:

     A Class 158 relegated from express duties turns up to transport me via the flower-bedecked Brighouse station to the trans-Pennine main line at Bradley Junction and onwards to Huddersfield.

Derived terms

• onwards and upwards

Verb

onwards

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of onward

Anagrams

• Rawdons, Rowands, Wondras