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Moving forward.not-comparable
- There was an onward rush as the gates opened.
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Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.
- Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how onward the fruits were of his friend's labour.
onward
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In a forward direction.not-comparable
- […] yonder cloud That rises upward always higher, And onward drags a labouring breast, And topples round the dreary west, A looming bastion fringed with fire.
- Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war...
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To keep going; to progress or persevere.intransitive
- A few more freshly pressed folk were in this line, and looked upon us with a mix of disgruntletude and admiration as we, led by me, onwarded directly up to what appeared to be a maître'd's stand.
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To pass (something) onward; to forward.transitive
- The application has been delivered to the Nanking department of the Waichiaopu on January 19th for being kindly onwarded to Chungking.
- We took the lot and patched them up before onwarding them back .