What does "onward" mean?
Onward: Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end. Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how onward the fruits were of his friend's labor. Sir P. Sidney.
Additional senses
- 2.Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively; as, to move onward. Not one looks backward, onward still he goes. Pope.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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