proceed

Meaning

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

Synonyms

go

continue

advance

progress

go on

move

go forward

walk

🚶

carry on

go ahead

go along

come

pass

move on

move forward

keep

develop

spring

act

depart

work

step

arise

march

leave

travel

journey

move along

plow ahead

wend

turn

go off

make progress

ride

get on

gain

pursue

switch

forward

become

originate

issue

come from

happen

increase

embark on

emanate

draw out

do

change over

Translations

procéder

procedere

proceder

continuer

doorgaan

prosseguir

verdergaan

continuar

proceder

proseguire

continuare

te werk gaan

seguir

verfahren

seguitare

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.