onwardadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈɒn.wəd/us/ˈɑːn.wɚd/formalC1 moving forward to a later time or a more distant (= farther away) place:
the onward march of time
UK If you are continuing on an onward flight, your bags will be transferred automatically.
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Describing movement towards
- -ways
- at
- convergent
- earthward
- facing
- for
- forward
- forwards
- hither
- inwards
- on
- oncoming
- onwards
- round
- thither
- towards
- up
- ward
- way
- wise
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onwardadverb
uk/ˈɒn.wəd/us/ˈɑːn.wɚd/mainly US→ onwards
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Starting from a particular time
- all along the line idiom
- as
- as of/from idiom
- count
- date
- date back
- date from sth
- ever
- forth
- forward
- from
- future
- henceforth
- hereafter
- hereinafter
- live
- onwards
- since
- then
- thenceforth
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