Onwards
/ˈɒnwərdz/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adverbContinuing forward from a particular time or place.
Extra definitions
adverbContinuing forward in time or space.
adverbFrom a stated time onward.
adverbToward a later point.
Sentence Examples
From June onwards, the shop opens earlier.
The path leads onwards through the forest.
She worked there from 2010 onwards.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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Word Origin & History
Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
“Steam also takes charge of South Eastern (former P.L.M.) trains from Paris to Marseilles and the Riviera from Lyons onwards, and of Western Region trains from Le Mans onwards, as also between Paris and Dieppe and Le Havre.”
— 1958 July 26, 'Voyageur', “Modern French Locomotive Work—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 455:
“A Class 158 relegated from express duties turns up to transport me via the flower-bedecked Brighouse station to the trans-Pennine main line at Bradley Junction and onwards to Huddersfield.”
— 2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 57:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
From June ____, the shop opens earlier.