onward

onward
/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.

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