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onwards

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on·ward  (nwrd, ôn-)
adj.
Moving or tending forward.
adv. also on·wards (-wrdz)
In a direction or toward a position that is ahead in space or time; forward.
onwards [ˈɒnwədz], onward
adv
at or towards a point or position ahead, in advance, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.onwards - in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"
forrader, forwards, onward, ahead, forward
Translations
onwards [ˈɒnwərdz] adv
(= forward) [move, roll] (lit) → en avant
to move onwards (fig) → aller de l'avant
The most important thing now is to move onwards → La chose la plus importante est maintenant d'aller de l'avant.
(= beyond) → au-delà


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Grant that we may come again rejoicing to this season, and from that season onwards for many a year.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
And thus he proceeded onwards till he arrived at the end of the Rue de Noailles, from whence a full view of the Allees de Meillan was obtained.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
And the characteristic aspect of westerly weather, the thick, gray, smoky and sinister tone sets in, circumscribing the view of the men, drenching their bodies, oppressing their souls, taking their breath away with booming gusts, deafening, blinding, driving, rushing them onwards in a swaying ship towards our coasts lost in mists and rain.
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