onward

English

Etymology

on +‎ -ward

Adjective

onward (comparative more onward, superlative most onward)

(not comparable) Moving forward.
There was an onward rush as the gates opened.
Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.
- Sir Philip Sidney
  Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how onward the fruits were of his friend's labour.

Adverb

onward (not comparable)

In a forward direction.

1871, Sabine Baring-Gould (lyrics), “Onward, Christian Soldiers”:
Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war...

Synonyms

onwards

Translations

In a forward direction

Arabic: إِلَى اَلْأَمَام‎ (ʾilā l-ʾamām)
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,

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
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, draw on

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