ON'WARD, adverb [Latin versus.] 1. Toward the point before or in front; forward; progressively; in advance; as, to move onward Not one looks backward, onward still he goes. 2. In a state of advanced progression. 3. A little further or forward. ON'WARD, adjective 1. Advanced or advancing; as an onward course. 2. Increased; improved. 3. Conducting; leading forward to perfection.
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