Onward — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

forward in time or order or degree

in a forward direction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːnwɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒnwəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒnwəd/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːnwɚd/.

Examples

from that time forth
from the sixth century onward
go ahead

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

onwards ahead forwards forrader forth forward

Parts of Speech

adverb	forward in time or order or degree “from that time forth”
adverb	in a forward direction “go ahead”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

weiter

vorwärts in der Zeit, in der Reihenfolge oder im Grad

🇫🇷French

en avant

avancer dans le temps, l'ordre ou le degré

🇪🇸Spanish

adelante

avanzar en el tiempo u orden o grado

🇮🇹Italian

in poi

avanti nel tempo, nell'ordine o nel grado

🇳🇱Dutch

verder

vooruit in tijd, volgorde of graad

🇵🇹Portuguese

em diante

avançar no tempo ou ordem ou grau

🇷🇺Russian

вперед

вперед во времени или порядке или степени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आगे

समय या क्रम या डिग्री में आगे

🇧🇩Bengali

এগিয়ে

এগিয়ে সময় বা আদেশ বা ডিগ্রী

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னோக்கி

நேரம் அல்லது ஒழுங்கு அல்லது பட்டத்தில் முன்னோக்கி

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందుకు

సమయం లేదా క్రమంలో లేదా డిగ్రీలో ముందుకు

🇮🇳Marathi

पुढे

वेळ किंवा क्रम किंवा पदवी पुढे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગળ

સમય અથવા ક્રમમાં અથવા ડિગ્રીમાં આગળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದೆ

ಸಮಯ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪದವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുന്നോട്ട്

സമയത്തിലോ ക്രമത്തിലോ ഡിഗ്രിയിലോ മുന്നോട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੱਗੇ

ਸਮੇਂ ਜਾਂ ਆਦੇਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅੱਗੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

آگے

وقت یا ترتیب یا ڈگری میں آگے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

向前

按时间、顺序或程度向前推进

🇯🇵Japanese

これからも

時間、順序、度合いを進める

🇰🇷Korean

앞으로

시간이나 순서 또는 정도에 따라 앞으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trở đi

chuyển tiếp theo thời gian hoặc thứ tự hoặc mức độ

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นต้นไป

ไปข้างหน้าในเวลาหรือลำดับหรือระดับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

maju

maju dalam waktu atau urutan atau derajat

🇵🇭Filipino

pasulong

pasulong sa oras o kaayusan o antas

🇲🇾Malay

seterusnya

ke hadapan dalam masa atau perintah atau darjah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فصاعدا

إلى الأمام في الوقت المناسب أو النظام أو الدرجة

🇮🇷Persian

به جلو

به جلو در زمان یا نظم یا درجه

🇹🇷Turkish

ileriye

zamanda veya sırayla veya derecede ileri

🇮🇱Hebrew

הָלְאָה

קדימה בזמן או בסדר או תואר

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The primary meaning of 'onward' is 'forward in time or order or degree'.

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