proceed
- (intransitive) To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
- (intransitive) To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.
- (intransitive) To come from; to have as its source or origin.
- (intransitive) To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically.
- (intransitive) To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
- (intransitive) To be applicable or effective; to be valid.
- (intransitive) To begin and carry on a legal process.
- (intransitive) To take an academic degree.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɹəˈsiːd/
Etymology
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.
Related words
go forward
wend
make progress
embark on
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