"onwards" meaning in English

See onwards in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Forms: onwards
Etymology: on + -wards Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|on|wards}} on + -wards Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Moving or facing forward. Synonyms: forwards, forward, onward
    Sense id: simple-onwards-en-prep-gt332KWB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -wards
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