I. ˈȯnwə(r)d, ˈän- adverb
also on·wards -dz
Etymology: Middle English onward, from on (II) + -ward
: toward or at a point lying ahead in space or time : forward , ahead
moved onward into the forest
the bridge was farther onward along that road
from the 6th century onward
II. adjective
: directed or moving onward : forward
the difficult and dangerous onward path which we must tread — Sir Winston Churchill
the onward course of events
the onward march of agricultural settlement — B.K.Sandwell