different between onward vs thereafter

English

Etymology

on +? -ward

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??nw?d/
• (Northern US, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /??nw?d/
• (Southern American English) IPA^(key): /??nw?d/
• Hyphenation: on?ward

Adjective

onward (comparative more onward, superlative most onward)

1. (not comparable) Moving forward.

   There was an onward rush as the gates opened.

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

   • Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how onward the fruits were of his friend's labour.

Adverb

onward (not comparable)

1. In a forward direction.

Synonyms

• onwards

Translations

Verb

onward (third-person singular simple present onwards, present participle onwarding, simple past and past participle onwarded)

1. To keep going; to progress or persevere.

Anagrams

• Rawdon, Rowand, Wondra, arownd, draw on

English

Etymology

From Middle English therafter, theraftir, þerefter, þerafter, þeræfter, from Old English þ?ræfter (“after that; thereafter”), equivalent to there +? after. Cognate with Saterland Frisian deerätter (“thereafter”), West Frisian dêrefter (“behind that; thereafter”), Dutch daarachter (“behind that; thereafter”), German Low German daarachter (“behind that”), Danish derefter (“thereafter”), Swedish därefter (“thereafter”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ðe???æf.t?(?)/, (trap-bath split) /?ðe?????f.t?(?)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ð????æf.t?/

Adverb

thereafter (not comparable)

1. After that, from then on; thenceforth.

   He left; thereafter we never met again.

Coordinate terms

• afterward

Translations

See also