Onward

English

Adjective

Onward (not comparable)

1. Moving forward.

   There was an onward rush as the gates opened

Adverb

Onward (not comparable)

1. In a forward direction.

   Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war...

Synonyms

• onwards

Thesaurus

advancing, ahead, alee, along, en route to, facing, for, forth, forward, forward-looking, forwards, frontward, frontwards, go-ahead, headward, headwards, moving, on, oncoming, ongoing, onwards, proceeding, progressing, progressive, vanward

Etymology

on

Translations

In a forward direction

Arabic: الى الامام (ílā l’amām) Chinese: 向前 (xiàngqián) Dutch: vooruit (nl) Finnish: eteenpäin, (archaic) eespäin French: en avant (fr) German: vorwärts (de) Hungarian: előrehaladó, előre, tovább Italian: in avanti, in poi (it)

Japanese: 前へ (まえへ, mae e) Korean: 앞으로 (apeuro) Polish: wprzód Portuguese: para diante, a partir de agora (pt) Russian: вперёд (ru) (vperjód) Spanish: para adelante Swedish: framåt (sv)

Anagrams

• draw on