onward

Sun, 03 May 2026 19:43:31 +0000

Apparently, there is a slight difference, but only in British English: Note: In British English, 'onwards' is an adverb and 'onward' is an adjective. In American English and sometimes in formal. Onward sounds odd and is uncommon at the start of a sentence. Here's the definition of onward in the Oxford English Dictionary, adverb, entry 4b. In an uninterrupted advance or. - It's not unheard of for onwards (or usually, onward --see also backward vs. backwards) to be used as an interjection, so there's nothing wrong with using it as a single-word command, like.