/on"weuhrd, awn"-/ , adv. Also, onwards .
1. toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time.
2. at a position or point in advance.
adj.
3. directed or moving onward or forward; forward.
[ 1350-1400; ME; see ON, -WARD ]
Syn. 1. See forward .
Ant. 1, 3. backward.