how to pronounce onward

/ˈɒn.wəd/

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onward is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of onward in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… read from that time onward he was rarely …”

meanings of onward

adjective:

Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.
Moving forward.

adverb:

In a forward direction.

verb:

To keep going; to progress or persevere.

onward frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word onward occurs in english on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics onward can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that onward can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;