also ~s
Note: In British English, '~s' is an adverb and '~' is an adjective. In American English and sometimes in formal British English, '~' may also be an adverb.
1.
Onward means moving forward or continuing a journey.
British Airways have two flights a day to Bangkok, and there are ~ flights to Phnom Penh.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
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Onward is also an adverb.
The bus continued ~...
He measured the distance to the nearest Antarctic coast, and ~s to the South Pole.
= on
ADV: ADV after v
2.
Onward means developing, progressing, or becoming more important over a period of time.
...the ~ march of progress in the British aircraft industry.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
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Onward is also an adverb.
I can see things just going ~s and upwards for us now...
ADV: ADV after v
3.
If something happens from a particular time ~s or ~, it begins to happen at that time and continues to happen afterwards.
From the turn of the century ~, she shared the life of the aborigines.
ADV: from n ADV