proceed

Meaning

1. To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on
2. To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.
3. To come from; to have as its source or origin.
4. To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically
5. To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
6. To be applicable or effective; to be valid.
7. To begin and carry on a legal process.
8. To take an academic degree.

Synonyms

go

continue

advance

progress

go on

move

go forward

walk

🚶

carry on

go ahead

go along

pass

come

move on

keep

move forward

act

spring

develop

travel

work

march

arise

journey

step

leave

depart

forward

pursue

become

increase

make progress

move along

go off

gain

issue

get on

ride

turn

happen

wend

plow ahead

come from

switch

originate

operate

overtake

pan out

😡

pass on

perform

precede

preceding

press on

previous

prospect

prosper

pursued

resort

result

resume

return

roam

roll

run

run on

rush

set about

set out

spin off

spring up

stand back

start

start off

stay on

stir

stretch

stroll

succeed

supply

take place

thrive

transition

apostatise

engage in

go deep

go forth

go on foot

launch into

make headway

progress to

repair to

spring from

perservere

walk on

move onward

go/pass in state

flow forth

go on along

ontinue

adjourn

apostatize

ascend

attend

bear on

begin

carry out

change

change over

come forward

come of

come on

conduct

convert

crawl

decide

descended

do

draw out

emanate

embark on

enter

execute

extend

fare

former

forwards

front

future

go away

hang in

hang on

heave

hold on

immigrate

implement

improve

intend

keep on

keep up

line feed

make

manage

move over

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəˈsiːd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: proceden

In summary

From Middle English proceden, from Old French proceder, from Latin prōcēdō (“I go forth, go forward, advance”), from prō (“forth”) + cēdō (“I go”); see cede.