| a. | 1. | Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated or desirable end; forward; |
| 2. | Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end. | |
| adv. | 1. | Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively; |
| Adj. | 1. | onward - moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events" Synonyms: forward |
| Adv. | 1. | onward - forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward" |
| 2. | onward - in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" |