Onward

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The production of erythropoietin and calcitriol and the functions of the growth-hormone-IGF-I axis may be impaired from birth onward. (references)
Business		Circular in motion, the cycle is dependent on the counter flow of payments for the onward flow of services for sustainability. (references)
		The outlook from mid-2000 onward is promising due to ongoing developments in business and housing, hotels, infrastructure, penitentiaries and shopping centers. (references)
Economic History	Turkey	American further services THY passengers with onward direct flights to a number of domestic U.S. destinations. (references)
	Ukraine	Well-known shippers such as SeaLand (U.S.) and Maersk (Denmark) have operations in Ukraine, with onward distribution throughout Ukraine. (references)
	Belgium	From the second half of 1999 onward, Belgian unemployment figures declined substantially to 8.5%, one percentage point below the European average. (references)
Political Economy	Sri Lanka	This decline is attributed mainly to the worldwide economic downturn, the July LTTE attack on Colombo's international airport, and prolonged power outages throughout the country from July onward. (references)
	Finland	Under current party chair and Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen, the SDP has strongly supported Finnish membership in the European Union from 1995 onward, as well as Finnish entry into the EMU in 1999. For the past few years the SDP has attempted to lower Finland's high rate of unemployment and cut the budget deficit, while retaining the core of the welfare state. (references)
Trade	Benin	Although the possibility of obtaining a bonded warehouse for onward shipment exists in theory, in practice it is very difficult to obtain such a status. (references)
Travel	Ecuador	Tourists must also provide evidence of return or onward travel. (references)
	New Zealand	For this program, possession of a return or onward ticket is required. (references)
	Thailand	Purpose of visit: TRANSIT (requiring proof of confirmed onward ticket to a third country). (references)
Worker Rights	Slovenia	They are trafficked into the country and also onward to Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands. (references)
	Thailand	Trafficking through the country to onward destinations tends to be conducted by citizens of the PRC and other international organized criminals. (references)
	Uruguay	In 1999 government authorities discovered three Somalis working in peonage on a farm near the capital, presumably earning the cost of their onward trip to Central America. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

1. Onward, IN (town, FIPS 56664)
Location: 40.69397 N, 86.19539 W
Population (1990): 63 (29 housing units)
Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

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Expressions: Onward

Expressions using "onward": from old time onward ♦ from tomorrow onward ♦ go onward ♦ onward motion ♦ urge smb. onward ♦ walk onward. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "onward": onward-beating, onward-moving, onward-speeding, onward-surging.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Onward

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
onward christian soldier	29	upward and onward	3
onward	24	computer onward system	3
onward health care	14	christian midi onward soldier	3
corp multi onward	13	onward kashiyama	3
corp inc multi onward	10	mayhem onward	3
manufacturing onward	8	health onward	3
christian lyrics onward soldier	7	onward ren stimpy upward	2
company manufacturing onward	6	barbecue onward	2
onward indiana	4	onward outward.com	2
onward technology	4	onward press	2
		crispin glover onward	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Onward

Language		Translations for "onward"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		tutje (afield, aside, away, beyond, forth, hence, outward), që shkon tutje, që shkon përpara, progresiv (forward-looking, progressive), përpara (afore, ahead, along, before, ere, erst, erstwhile, fore, foremost, forth, forward, frontward, frontwards, in advance, in front, in front of, of old, or, past, preliminary, previous to, prior to), më tej (along, beyond, down, further, hereinafter). (various references)

Arabic		‏موجه للأمام, ‏تقدم (advance, advanced, advancement, advantage, antecedence, ascent, break through, career, careerist, come on, crowd, descend, development, evolution, forge ahead, forward, gain ground, gain one's destination, get along, get forward, get on, get up, go ahead, go up, going, head, headway, improvement, keep step, lead, make up on, march, move along, move in, precede, priority, proceed, procession, progress, progression, promotion, propulsion, pull ahead, rise, seniority, shape, shoot ahead, speed, stem, step, superiority, take steps, upturn, way, work up to), ‏بعيدا (afar, apart, apart from, away, far, off, past). (various references)

Bulgarian		насочен напред, напред (ahead, along, forth, forward, frontwards). (various references)

Chinese		往前 (Onwards), 前進 (to advance, to forge ahead, to go forward), 向前 (forward). (various references)

Czech		vpřed (along with, forth, forward), smìřující kupředu, postupující, pokraèující (ongoing), napřed (ahead, before, first of all, foremost, in front, onwards), kupředu (ahead, forwards, onwards, to). (various references)

Danish		transportomkostninger (onward freighting, transportation cost), fremadgående valg (onward selection). (various references)

Dutch		voorwaartse selectie (onward selection), vervoerkosten (onward freighting, portage), doorzending (onward forwarding, redespatch, redispatch, reforwarding). (various references)

Estonian		edasi. (various references)

Farsi		به پیش (On), بسوی جلو, بجلو (Headway). (various references)

Finnish		eteenpäin (ahead, forward, on), edelleen (ahead, else, forward, further, furthermore, more, moreover, on, still). (various references)

French		en avant (on, onwards), avanten. (various references)

German		vorwärts (ahead, along, foreward, forrader, forth, forward, forward march, forwards, on). (various references)

Greek		προσ τα εμπρόσ (abreast, forward, vanward). (various references)

Hebrew		מתקדם (advanced, forward, liberal, progressive, upper), להתקדם (advance, come along, cover ground, gain ground, get along, get on, go ahead, move along, proceed, progress, set on, work up to), קדמי (anterior, forward, front), קדימה (abreast, advancement, ahead, along, eastwards, forward, onwards, precedence, preferment), הלאה (farther, forth, further, onwards). (various references)

Hungarian		tovább (along, as you were, away, forth, forward, further, going on, on, onwards), elõrehaladó (forward), elõre (afore, ahead, along, fore, forth, forward, front, frontwards, in advance, onwards), előrehaladó. (various references)

Indonesian		maju terus. (various references)

Italian		oltre (above, across, as well as, beside, beyond, by, farther, further, in addition to, longer, more, more than, on the other side of, over, past, up), più largo (more), in avanti (ahead, foremost, forward, on), avanzante, avanti (ahead, along, foreward, forth, forward, in front, on, onwards, straight ahead, walk up). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		オロチン酸 (28.35g, angstrom, car, khaki, ombudsman, on, on air, on parade, on stage, on the air, on the air lamp, on the mark, on the rocks, on your mark, oncogene, on-line, on-line real time system, on-line system, online-manual, only, only one, on-mike, on-off, on-side, on-site, Ontario, on-the-job training, orotic acid, ounce, ovation). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		オンワード . (various references)

Korean		앞으로 (FORTH, forward, Forwardly, Onwards). (various references)

Manx		er oaie (ahead, forward, onwards). (various references)

Pig Latin		onwarday.(various references)

Portuguese		para a frente (forward, frontward, onwards, progressive). (various references)

Romanian		mai departe (beyond, farther, forth, forwards, further, later on), înainte (afore, ahead, along, before, beforehand, fore, formerly, forth, forward, forwards, in advance, on), în faţã (afront, ahead, before, fore, forward, in the eye of, over against). (various references)

Russian		впереди (afore, ahead, ahead of, fore, in front of), вперед поступательный, вперед (ahead, along, fore, forrader, forward, frontward, frontwards, frontways, frontwise), прогрессивный (innovative, proactive, progressive), продвигающийся, движущийся вперед, дальше (along, beyond, farther, forth, forward, further). (various references)

Scottish		seachad (along, aside, forward, past, past : seachad air). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		odmakao, unapred (advance: in advance, beforehand, forwards), napredan (advanced, flourishing, progressive, prosperous, thriving), napred (afore, ahead, along, forth, forward, forwards, on, onwards), na čelu (ahead of, onwards, van: in the van). (various references)

Spanish		progresivo (creeping, forward, progressive, stepwise), más allá (above, beyond, farther, further, more), hacia adelante (forwards, onwards), adelante (ahead, come in, foreward, forth, forward, forwards, frontwards, go ahead, go to it, on, onwards, straight ahead, upstair, upstairs, yeah, yes). (various references)

Swedish		framåtriktad (forward), framåt (ahead, along, forth, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, frontways, frontwise, go ahead, on, onwards, towards). (various references)

Thai		ไปข้างหน้า (frontward, onwards). (various references)

Turkish		ilerleyen (advancing, booming, developing, going far, oncoming, progressive), ilerlemiş (acute, advanced, forward, gone, improved, past cure), ileri (advanced, ahead, along, fast, forth, forward, forwards, further, high, higher, onwards, sophisticated). (various references)

Ukrainian		уперед (ahead, along, foremost, forth, forwards, go ahead, on, onwards, straight ahead), спрямований уперед, прогресуючий (ahead, progressive), далі (along, below, come on, farther, forward, forwards, further, nextly, on, onwards, then, under). (various references)

Welsh		ymlaen (ahead, along, foreward, on). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Onward

Language	Date	Source	Exodus Chapter 40, Verse 36
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Hnika d' an anebh h nefelh apo thV skhnhV anezeugnusan oi uioi israhl sun th apartia autwn
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	The clowd forsothe of the Lord lenyde in day to the tabernacle, and fier in the nyyt, and the puple of Yrael seynge, bi alle her dwellyngis.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	When the clowde was taken vp from of the habitacyo, the childern of Israel toke their iornayes as oft as they iornayed.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And whenever the cloud was taken up from the House, the children of Israel went forward on their journey:
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Onward

Language	Exodus Chapter 40, Verse 36
Cebuano	Ug sa gibayaw na ang panganod sa tabernaculo, ang mga anak sa Israel nagapadayon sa tanan nila nga panaw.
Croatian	Sve vrijeme njihova putovanja, kad god bi se oblak digao s Prebivališta, Izraelci bi krenuli;
Danish	Men under hele deres Vandring brød Israeliterne op, når Skyen løftede sig fra Boligen;
Dutch	Als nu de wolk opgeheven werd van boven den tabernakel, zo reisden de kinderen Israels voort in al hun reizen.
Finnish	Ja joka kerta, kun pilvi kohosi asumuksen päältä, lähtivät israelilaiset liikkeelle; näin oli koko heidän vaelluksensa ajan.
French	Aussi longtemps que durèrent leurs marches, les enfants d`Israël partaient, quand la nuée s`élevait de dessus le tabernacle.
German	Und wenn die Wolke sich aufhob von der Wohnung, so zogen die Kinder Israel, solange sie reisten.
Haitian Creole	Pandan tout tan moun pèp Izrayèl yo t'ap vwayaje a, se sèlman lè nwaj la te leve soti anwo tant lan yo te ka derape.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Setiap kali awan itu naik dari atas Kemah TUHAN, bangsa Israel membongkar perkemahan mereka untuk pindah ke tempat lain.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka apabila awan itu diangkat dari atas kemah sembahyang, maka berangkatlah segala bani Israel kepada segala perjalanannya;
Italian	Ad ogni tappa, quando la nube s'innalzava e lasciava la Dimora, gli Israeliti levavano l'accampamento.
Maori	A, ka riro ake te kapua i te tapenakara, ka haere nga tama a Iharaira i o ratou haerenga katoa:
Norwegian	Og når skyen løftet sig fra tabernaklet, brøt Israels barn op; så gjorde de på alle sine tog.
Portuguese	Quando, pois, a nuvem se levantava de sobre o tabernáculo, prosseguiam os filhos de Israel, em todas as suas jornadas;
Rumanian	Ckt au yinut cqlqtoriile lor, copiii lui Israel porneau numai cknd se ridica norul deasupra cortului.
Spanish	En todas sus etapas, cuando la nube se levantaba del tabernáculo, los hijos de Israel partían;
Swedish	Och så ofta molnskyn höjde sig från tabernaklet, bröto Israels barn upp; så gjorde de under hela sin vandring.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Onward

Derivations
	Words beginning with "onward": onwards. (additional references)
	Words ending with "onward": moonward. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Onward" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Anwatr, Monwara, nonword, nowad, onad, onar, Ongaro, ornward, unward. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Onward"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "onward" (pronounced ô"nwerd)
4	-n w er d	inward, downward, sunward.
3	-w er d	afterward, awkward, backward, buzzword, carryforward, landward, leeward, leftward, eastward, forward, Hayward, homeward, northeastward, northward, outward, poleward, rightward, seaward, shoreward, skyward, southward, straightforward, upward, wayward, westward, windward.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Onward

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-n-o-r-w"
	-1 letter: adorn, adown, drawn, drown, radon, rowan.
	-2 letters: darn, dawn, dona, down, draw, nard, orad, rand, road, roan, wand, ward, warn, woad, word, worn.
	-3 letters: ado, and, awn, daw, don, dor, dow, naw, nod, nor, now, oar, ora, own, rad, ran, raw, rod, row, wad, wan, war, won.
	-4 letters: ad, an, ar, aw, do, na.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-n-o-r-w"
	+1 letter: onwards.
	+2 letters: browband, cordwain, danewort, downward, drawdown, handwork, loanword, markdown, moonward, narrowed, outdrawn, rawboned, sandworm, sandwort, swordman, teardown, untoward, wanderoo.
	+3 letters: breakdown, browbands, cordwains, crackdown, daneworts, downdraft, downgrade, downrange, downwards, drawdowns, drawnwork, frontward, handiwork, handworks, handwrote, landowner, loanwords, lowlander, markdowns, northward, overdrawn, sandworms, sandworts, snowboard, swordsman, teardowns, wanderoos.
	+4 letters: alderwoman, alderwomen, breakdowns, cordwainer, crackdowns, downdrafts, downgraded, downgrades, downstairs, downstater, downstream, downwardly, drawnworks, forewarned, forwarding, freedwoman, frontwards, handbarrow, handiworks, handworker, landowners, lowlanders, narrowband, northwards, orangewood, outdrawing, rawinsonde, snowboards, untowardly, wonderland, woodenware, woodlander, workaround, wraparound.
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Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Sequence	Adverb: forward, onward; forth, on, ahead, under way, en route for, on one's way, on the way, on the road, on the high road, on the road to; in progress; in mid progress; in transitu.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	And so, onward and upward the tired trekkers trudged on feverished footsies on the perilous paths (George of the Jungle; writing credit: Jay Ward; Dana Olsen) Onward my brave Hawkmen (Flash Gordon; writing credit: Michael Allin; Alex Raymond)
Lyrics	My love is strong and it pushes me onward ("El Paso"; performing artist: Marty Robbins)
Movie/TV Titles	Onward Christian Soldiers (1918)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	Onward Kashiyama Co., Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Shenzhen Victor Onward Textile Industrial Company Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Almost There: The Onward Journey of a Dublin Woman (reference) Onward and Upward in the Garden (reference) Onward virgin soldiers (reference) Onward, Christian Soldiers: Protestants Affirm the Church (reference) Taking Advantage of eBusiness: Onward and Upward [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Move Ever Onward (reference) Onward Quirky Soldiers (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship ONWARD. This vessel was received from the Navy following WWI and served with the C&GS for a short time before being returned to the Navy in 1920. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.		Figure 50. Berget double deviation refractometer, developed and devised by the Frenchman Alphonse Berget, professor at the Oceanographic Institute. From about 1911 onward, he was concerned with developing an instrument to measure the density of a liquid at sea by a method that would not be affected by the ship's motion. He described the pictured instrument in 1925. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
	Watercolor by Erik Heyl, 1951, painted for use in his book "Early American Steamers", Volume I. Built as the steamship Onward, this ship served as USS Grand Gulf in 1863-1865. She was renamed General Grant after her return to commercial service in 1865. Credit: NAVY.		Photographed prior to her World War I Navy service. She was acquired by the Navy on 23 June 1917 and commissioned two days later as USS Onward II (SP-728). Her name was later changed to SP-728. This craft was returned to her owner on 2 December 1918. Credit: NAVY.
	Grand National Democratic banner. Press onward. Credit: Library of Congress.		Hasta la victoria siempre = Ever onward to victory. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Stop! attacking the workers : onward to Socialism. Credit: Library of Congress.		May Day pledge--stop! compulsory arbitration : P.P.P. onward to Socialism. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton	Youth, with swift feet, walks onward in the way; the land of joy lies all before his eyes.
Nathaniel Hawthorne	The world owes all of its onward impulses to men ill at ease. The happy man inevitably confines himself within ancient limits.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
James Buchanan	1857-1861	Annihilate this trade, arrest its free progress by the geographical lines of jealous and hostile States, and you destroy the prosperity and onward march of the whole and every part and involve all in one common ruin.
Warren G. Harding	1921-1923	Industry has sensed the changed order and our own people are turning to resume their normal, onward way.
Dwight Eisenhower	1953-1961	This is the hope that beckons us onward in this century of trial.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adverb (general)	64.08%	132	27,743
Adjective (general or positive)	31.55%	65	41,645
Noun (proper)	4.37%	9	117,287
Total	100.00%	206	N/A

Country	Name	Country	Name
China	Shenzhen Victor Onward Textile Industrial Company Limited	Japan	Onward Kashiyama Co., Ltd.
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Title	Author	Quote
A Christmas Carol	Dickens, Charles	The Spirit answered not, but pointed onward with its hand
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	Thus they went onward, not boldly, but step by step, into the themes that were brooding deepest in their hearts
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	From that day onward, they adored each other
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	He walked onward, undismayed, wondering whether he had strayed into the quarter of the jews
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Onward

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Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Use in Literature: Onward

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

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Speeches: Onward

James Buchanan

Warren G. Harding

Dwight Eisenhower

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Shenzhen Victor Onward Textile Industrial Company Limited

Onward Kashiyama Co., Ltd.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Onward

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