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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəˈsiːd/

Etymology

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.