Collocations for "onward"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "onward" in context.
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onward
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- the [soldiers, troops, battalion] marched onward (towards)
- onward to [battle, war, victory]
- pressed onward with their [efforts, plans, work]
- she [stumbled, continued, advanced] onward
- the [team, company, business] is moving onward and upward
- it's only onward and upward from here
- from [that day, 2005] onward
- an onward [transmission, transfer, travel]
- an onward [trajectory, path, direction, movement] (towards)
- [set off on, started on, began] their onward journey
- an onward rush for the [exit, doors, train]
- the onward [push, flight, march] for freedom
'onward' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):