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onwardon‧ward /ˈɒnwəd $ ˈɑːnwərd, ˈɒːn-/ adjective [only before noun]  - the onward march of scientific progress
- tickets for onward travel
- At the time, GeoRef covered the period from 1969 onward, and GeoArchive from 1974 onward.
- From the age of six onward, Vologsky had been able to apply almost total recall to figures of any sort.
- Given his rate of drift, within ten or fifteen minutes the home-base would pass onward beneath him.
- Her thoughts were so jumbled that they could only drive her onward.
- His life has a sense of purposive onward movement.
- The parquet is responsible for the onward transmission of the documents via central government agencies.
- There was great discussion about the onward route.
towards the front► forward also forwards British towards the front: · She leaned forward and whispered "I love you'' in his ear.· I pushed my way forwards to the front of the crowd in order to get a better view.· Bill took two steps forward and shook Mark's hand.· Sit facing forward with your legs straight out in front of you.· She had her back towards me, her head bent forwards over a book.· Frank's fair hair fell forward into his eyes in a very attractive way. ► ahead if someone or something moves ahead , looks ahead etc, they move or look towards a place in front of them: · The doctor strode ahead to the end of the corridor, and waited there for the others to catch up.· He stuck his head out of the window but it was impossible to see ahead through the fog.straight ahead (=directly ahead): · Devraux stared straight ahead, without looking at his son. ► on if someone or something moves on , they continue moving forward in order to get to a particular place: · He walked on without even stopping to say hello.· Keep on in this direction for about 100 metres, and you'll see the bank on your left.straight on (=directly ahead): · Go straight on to the end of this road, then turn left. ► onward also onwards British written if someone or something moves, travels etc onward , they move or travel forward, especially in order to continue a journey: · We wandered slowly onwards, pausing now and again to admire the view.· Traffic police stood at various points, waving the motorists onward. ► onward march the onward march of science NOUN► march· For more than a century factory acts and ever shorter working hours marked the onward march of industrial progress.· If the onward march of globalisation can not be halted, the case for a more effective regional policy has become unassailable.· Practical gardening Organic gardening continues its onward march through our bookcases.· It's as if he has been holding up the onward march of history, and history can not wait. moving forward or continuing: The company offers flights to Amsterdam with onward travel to The Hague. the onward march of science |