adv
Meaning 1
Onward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
onwards
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CMU ARPABET: AA1 N W ER0 D Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
third-person singular simple present indicative of onward
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a forward direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- go ahead
- the train moved ahead slowly
- the boat lurched ahead
- moved onward into the forest
- they went slowly forward in the mud
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ahead, onward, forward, forwards, forrader
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English on English on English -wards English onwards From on + -wards.
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