B2adverbUK spelling: onwardsformalacademiclanguage
US/ˈɑːn.wərd/
UK/ˈɒn.wəd/
forward in space or time; continuing from a point
In context
From 2010 onward, the number of online students grew quickly.
The road continues onward through the valley to the coast.
The new rules apply to all employees from Monday onward.
Words that go with onward
noun + preposition
- from 2010 onwardPrices have risen steadily from 2010 onward.
- from now onwardFrom now onward, all staff must sign in at the front desk.
- from that day onwardFrom that day onward, she walked to work.
verb + adverb
- march onwardThe protesters continued to march onward despite the rain.
- move onwardAfter the delay, the train began to move onward.
- continue onwardWe decided to continue onward to the next village.