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onwarding

onwarding is the present participle and gerund of onward.

Meaning of onward

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To keep going; to progress or persevere.
    • The aim of the preacher who in the best sense would be up-to-date should comprize the homiletic method which, while following in a degree the example of the fathers, tries to formulate truth in clear and philosophical statements, not essaying a muddy theology or priding itself on a vague, vacuous...1907 March, C.A.S. Dwight, “The Concrete and the Idea”, in The Homiletic Review, volume 53, number 3, page 199
  2. (transitive) To pass (something) onward; to forward.
    • The application has been delivered to the Nanking department of the Waichiaopu on January 19th for being kindly onwarded to Chungking.1946 February 6, Karl Koesting, Letter from Karl Koesting to T.V. Soong

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Questions about onwarding

What is onwarding the present participle and gerund of?
Onwarding is the present participle and gerund of onward.

Words near onwarding in the dictionary

  1. onus probandi
  2. onuses
  3. onward
  4. onward and upward
  5. onwarded
  6. onwarding
  7. onwardly
  8. onwardness
  9. onwards
  10. onwards and upwards
  11. onwent

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