proceed
UK /pɹəˈsiːd/ · US /pɹəˈsid/ verb
Forms proceeds proceeding proceeded procede
- verb To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on. “to proceed on a journey”
- verb To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another. “to proceed with a story or argument”
- verb To come from; to have as its source or origin. “Light proceeds from the sun.”
- verb To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically.
- verb To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
- verb (of a rule) To be applicable or effective; to be valid.
- verb (law) To begin and carry on a legal process.
- verb To take an academic degree.
Synonyms
progress forthgo carry on continue go on keep on roll on hunker down go forward go move go along keep
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English proceden, from Old French proceder, from Latin prōcēdō (“to go forth, go forward, advance”), from prō (“forth”) + cēdō (“to go”); see cede.
Webster’s 1913
- To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey.
- To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another; as, to proceed with a story or argument.
- See Proceeds. [Obs.] Howell.
Etymology [F. procéder. fr. L. procedere, processum, to go before, to proceed; pro forward + cedere to move. See Cede.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “proceed”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details