Synonyms for onward


Grammar : Adv
Spell : on-werd, awn-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒn wərd, ˈɔn-


Définition of onward

Origin :
  • late 14c., from on + -ward. The form onwards, with adverbial genitive -s-, is attested from c.1600.
  • adv ahead
Example sentences :
  • Our supreme task is the resumption of our onward, normal way.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • This is the hope that beckons us onward in this century of trial.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • And we are confident in principles that unite and lead us onward.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • A long way round was now the only road, for onward he must go—on—on.
  • Extract from : « The Biography of a Grizzly » by Ernest Seton-Thompson
  • Onward he strolled for a long time, but other adventure he found not.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • A new idea had just impelled Claude onward through the crowd.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • Woe to that one among the nations which halted in its onward march!
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • If his boat were not so frail and his arms were stronger, by pressing on and onward he could escape.
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
  • This onward trick of nature is too strong for us: Pero si muove.
  • Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • But we still continued to hope, and to cheer each other onward.
  • Extract from : « In the Days of Drake » by J. S. Fletcher

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