Words / B2

ONW-uh-dz/ˈɒnwədz/

Onwards means from a time or place continuing forward (British; often from 2020 onwards): from May onwards; onwards and upwards (idiom). Onward is a close adjective/adverb twin; forward is everyday. Data from 2019 onwards still needs a break in the axis. Mix-up: onwards vs afterwards (later, not “from then on”). Do not write “onwards 2019” without from.

Meaning

From a time or place continuing forward (from 2019 onwards).

Examples

• “Plot data from 2019 onwards with a marked break in the axis.”
• “From the station onwards the sample sites are every 200 metres, which is the place sense.”

Good to know

from + date / place + onwards. US often: onward. Trap: afterwards. Graphs, history, and itineraries. From that point forward (UK -s).

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