adj
Meaning 1
Moving forward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- There was an onward rush as the gates opened.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Moving forward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
In a forward direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To keep going; to progress or persevere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
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verb
To pass (something) onward; to forward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
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adverb
in a forward direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: ahead, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
forward in time or order or degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: forth, forward
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English on English on Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English onward From on + -ward.
Across languages
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.