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- DictionaryPro·ceed/prəˈsēd/
verb
- 1. begin or continue a course of action: "we can proceed with our investigation" Similar beginmake a startget goingmoveset something in motiontake actionactgo ontake stepstake measuresgo aheadmake progressmake headwaygo aheadcarry ongo oncontinuekeep onget onget aheadpursueprosecute
- ▪ move forward, especially after reaching a certain point: "the ship could proceed to Milwaukee" Similar gomake one's wayadvancemovemove forwardmove alongprogresscarry onpress onpush onOpposite stop
- ▪ do something as a natural or seemingly inevitable next step: "opposite the front door was a staircase, which I proceeded to climb"
- ▪ start a lawsuit against someone: "he may still be able to proceed against the contractor under the common law negligence rules" Similar take to courtstart proceedings againsttake proceedings againstbegin an action againststart an action againstsue
- ▪ (of an action) be started: "negotiations must proceed without delay"
- ▪ (of an action) be carried on or continued: "as the excavation proceeds, the visible layers can be recorded and studied"
- ▪ originate from: "his claim that all power proceeded from God" Similar originatehave its originspringstemcomederiveariseissueflowemanatedescendresultfollowensuebeginemergestart
Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French proceder, from Latin procedere, from pro- ‘forward’ + cedere ‘go’.
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