proceed

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proceed

progress, emanate, ensue; move or go forward; to carry on: proceed to the exit

Not to be confused with:

precede – to go before; to preface: precede a statement with a qualification

pro·ceed

(prō-sēd′, prə-)

intr.v. pro·ceed·ed, pro·ceed·ing, pro·ceeds

1. To go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue: proceeded to his destination; paused to clear her throat, then proceeded.

2. To begin to carry on an action or a process: looked surprised, then proceeded to roar with laughter.

3. To move on in an orderly manner: Business proceeded as usual.

4. To come from a source; originate or issue: behavior proceeding from hidden motives. See Synonyms at stem¹.

5. Law To institute and pursue legal action: proceeded against the defaulting debtor.

pl.n. pro·ceeds (prō′sēdz′)

The amount of money derived from a commercial or fundraising venture; the yield.

[Middle English proceden, from Old French proceder, from Latin prōcēdere : prō-, forward; see pro-¹ + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

pro·ceed′er n.

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proceed

(prəˈsiːd)

vb (intr)

1. (often foll by to) to advance or carry on, esp after stopping

2. (often foll by with) to undertake and continue (something or to do something): he proceeded with his reading.

3. (Law) (often foll by against) to institute or carry on a legal action

4. to emerge or originate; arise: evil proceeds from the heart.

[C14: from Latin prōcēdere to advance, from pro-¹ + cēdere to go]

proˈceeder n

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pro•ceed

(v. prəˈsid; n. ˈproʊ sid)

v.i.

1. to move or go forward or onward, esp. after stopping.

2. to carry on or continue any action or process.

3. to go on to do something.

4. to continue one's discourse.

5. to initiate a legal action (often fol. by against).

6. to be carried on, as an action or process.

7. to go or come forth; issue (often fol. by from).

8. to arise, originate, or result (usu. fol. by from).

9. something that results or accrues.

10. the total amount or profit derived from a sale or other transaction.

proceeds,

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin prōcēdere. See pro-¹, cede]

pro•ceed′er, n.

procedure, process, proceed - Procedure, process, and proceed come from Latin procedere, "to go forward."

proceed

– precede

1. 'proceed'

If you proceed (/prəsiːd/) to do something, you do it after you have finished doing something else.

He proceeded to explain.

She proceeded to hand over the key to my room.

In stories and formal English, if someone proceeds in a particular direction, they go in that direction.

He proceeded downstairs.

...as we were proceeding along Chiswick High Street.

2. 'precede'

To precede (/prɪsiːd/) an event means to happen before it. Precede is a formal word.

The children's dinner was preceded by party games.

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proceed

Past participle: proceeded
Gerund: proceeding

Imperative
proceed
proceed

Present
I proceed
you proceed
he/she/it proceeds
we proceed
you proceed
they proceed

Preterite
I proceeded
you proceeded
he/she/it proceeded
we proceeded
you proceeded
they proceeded

Present Continuous
I am proceeding
you are proceeding
he/she/it is proceeding
we are proceeding
you are proceeding
they are proceeding

Present Perfect
I have proceeded
you have proceeded
he/she/it has proceeded
we have proceeded
you have proceeded
they have proceeded

Past Continuous
I was proceeding
you were proceeding
he/she/it was proceeding
we were proceeding
you were proceeding
they were proceeding

Past Perfect
I had proceeded
you had proceeded
he/she/it had proceeded
we had proceeded
you had proceeded
they had proceeded

Future
I will proceed
you will proceed
he/she/it will proceed
we will proceed
you will proceed
they will proceed

Future Perfect
I will have proceeded
you will have proceeded
he/she/it will have proceeded
we will have proceeded
you will have proceeded
they will have proceeded

Future Continuous
I will be proceeding
you will be proceeding
he/she/it will be proceeding
we will be proceeding
you will be proceeding
they will be proceeding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been proceeding
you have been proceeding
he/she/it has been proceeding
we have been proceeding
you have been proceeding
they have been proceeding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been proceeding
you will have been proceeding
he/she/it will have been proceeding
we will have been proceeding
you will have been proceeding
they will have been proceeding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been proceeding
you had been proceeding
he/she/it had been proceeding
we had been proceeding
you had been proceeding
they had been proceeding

Conditional
I would proceed
you would proceed
he/she/it would proceed
we would proceed
you would proceed
they would proceed

Past Conditional
I would have proceeded
you would have proceeded
he/she/it would have proceeded
we would have proceeded
you would have proceeded
they would have proceeded

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Verb	1.	proceed - continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" continue, carry on, go on segue - proceed without interruption; in music or talk; "He segued into another discourse" talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" jog, ramble, ramble on - continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs"
	2.	proceed - move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" go forward, continue go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" head - to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains" trace - make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture" roar - act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way; "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"-R.A.Billington limp - proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor" wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town" preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
	3.	proceed - follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" go, move act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" work - proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top" venture, embark - proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" steamroll, steamroller - proceed with great force; "The new teacher tends to steamroller"
	4.	proceed - follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" go hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" drag on, drag out, drag - proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours" fare, get along, make out, do, come - proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"
	5.	proceed - continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" continue, go on, keep, go along act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" hold - remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching" keep going, run on - continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M." ride - continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride" continue - continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"

proceed

verb

1. begin, go ahead, get going, make a start, get under way, set something in motion I had no idea how to proceed.

2. continue, go on, progress, carry on, go ahead, get on, press on The defence is not yet ready to proceed with the trial.
continue end, stop, halt, cease, break off, discontinue, leave off

3. go on, continue, advance, progress, carry on, go ahead, move on, move forward, press on, push on, make your way She proceeded along the hallway.
go on stop, halt, retreat

4. arise, come, follow, issue, result, spring, flow, stem, derive, originate, ensue, emanate Does Othello's downfall proceed from a flaw in his character?

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proceed

verb

1. To move along a particular course:

fare, go, journey, pass, push on, remove, travel, wend.

Idiom: make one's way.

2. To go forward, especially toward a conclusion:

advance, come (along), get along, march, move, progress.

3. To have as a source:

arise, come, derive, emanate, flow, issue, originate, rise, spring, stem, upspring.

Translations

انطلقيُباشِر العَمَل فييَبدأيُتابِع، يَسْتَمِريُقيمُ دَعْوى

pocházetpokračovatpostupovatpřikročitzakročit

begyndefortsættekomme afretsforfølge

fortschreiten herrühren rücken vorgehen weitergehen

actuar continuar empezar proceder proseguir

procéder provenir avancer commencer engager des poursuites

eljár

byrja áfylgja tilteknum aîferîumhalda áframhöfîa mál gegnorsakast af

procedere procedura

kelti byląpranešimaiprotokolasteismo procesastoliau eiti daryti

celties, rastiesdarbotiesierosināt tiesas prāvu/lietuķerties pierīkoties

gå til verks komme av

postupovaťprikročiť

nadaljevati

başlamak dava açmak devam etmekkaynaklanmak

发自开始继续进行起诉进行

proceed

[prəˈsiːd]

A. VI

1. (frm) (= go) [person, vehicle] → avanzar; [plan, project] → desarrollarse; [events] → transcurrir
he was proceeding along the road → avanzaba por la calle
things are proceeding according to plan → las cosas se están desarrollando conforme estaban previstas
the march proceeded without incident → la marcha transcurrió sin incidentes

2. (= go on, continue) → seguir, continuar
proceed! → ¡siga!, ¡continúe!, ¡proceda! (frm)
to proceed on one's way → seguir or continuar su camino
before we proceed any further → antes de seguir adelante
to proceed to sth: let us proceed to the next item → pasemos al siguiente punto
to proceed to blows → llegar a las manos; (to place) we proceeded to London → proseguimos viaje a Londres
we proceeded to the bar → nos dirigimos al bar
to proceed to do sth → pasar a hacer algo
she proceeded to outline my duties → pasó a hacerme un esquema de mis obligaciones
he proceeded to drink the lot → acto seguido comenzó a bebérselo todo
to proceed with sth → seguir adelante con algo
they did not proceed with the charges against him → no siguieron adelante con los cargos contra él
proceed with your work → sigan con su trabajo

3. (= act) → proceder, obrar
we should proceed with caution → debemos proceder or obrar con precaución

4. (frm) (= arise)
to proceed from sth sounds proceeded from the box → unos ruidos procedían or provenían or venían de la caja
this proceeds from ignorance → esto proviene de la ignorancia

5. (Jur)
to proceed against sb → demandar a algn

B. VT (= say) → proseguir
"well," she proceeded → -bueno -prosiguió

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proceed

[prəˈsiːd] vi

(= act) → procéder
I am not sure how to proceed → Je ne sais pas exactement comment procéder.

(= continue) before we proceed any further → avant d'aller plus loin
to proceed with sth → poursuivre qch
They proceeded with a march they knew would lead to bloodshed → Ils ont poursuivi une manifestation dont ils savaient qu'elle allait mener à un bain de sang.

to proceed to do sth → entreprendre de faire qch
He then proceeded to tell us everything → Il entreprit alors de tout nous raconter.

(LAW) to proceed against sb → intenter des poursuites contre qn

(= go forward) [vehicle, person] → avancer
to proceed down the stairs → descendre l'escalier

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proceed

(form: = go) vehicles must proceed with caution → vorsichtig fahren!; I was proceeding along the High Street → ich ging die High Street entlang; please proceed to gate 3 → begeben Sie sich zum Flugsteig 3

(form: = go on) (person) → weitergehen; (vehicle, by vehicle) → weiterfahren; we then proceeded to London → wir fuhren dann nach London weiter, wir begaben uns dann nach London (geh); to proceed on one’s way → seinen Weg fortsetzen

(= carry on, continue) → fortfahren; can we now proceed to the next item on the agenda? → können wir jetzt zum nächsten Punkt der Tagesordnung übergehen?; they proceeded with their plan → sie führten ihren Plan weiter; (= start) → sie gingen nach ihrem Plan vor; to proceed about one’s business (form) → seinen Geschäften (dat) → nachgehen (geh); proceed with your work → fahren Sie mit Ihrer Arbeit fort; the text proceeds as follows → der Text lautet dann wie folgt; everything is proceeding smoothly → alles läuft bestens; negotiations are proceeding well → die Verhandlungen kommen gut voran; you may proceed (= speak) → Sie haben das Wort; I would like to make a statement — proceed → ich möchte eine Aussage machen — bitte!

(= set about sth) → vorgehen; how does one proceed in such cases? → wie verfährt man in solchen Fällen?, wie geht man in solchen Fällen vor?; to proceed on the assumption that … → von der Voraussetzung ausgehen, dass …

(= originate) to proceed from → kommen von; (fig) → herrühren von; all life proceeds from the sea → alles Leben kommt aus dem Meer

(Jur) to proceed against somebody → gegen jdn gerichtlich vorgehen; to proceed with a case → einen Prozess anstrengen

vt now, he proceeded → nun, fuhr er fort; to proceed to do something → (dann) etw tun

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proceed

[prəˈsiːd]

1. vi

a. (move forward) → procedere
let us proceed with caution → procediamo con cautela
let us proceed to the next item → passiamo al prossimo punto
things are proceeding according to plan → tutto procede or si svolge secondo i piani
I am not sure how to proceed → non so bene come fare

b. (originate) to proceed from (sound) → provenire da; (fear) → derivare da

c. to proceed against sb (Law) → procedere contro qn

2. vt to proceed to do sth → cominciare or mettersi a fare qc

proceed

(prəˈsiːd) , (ˈprousiːd) verb

1. to go on; to continue. They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.

2. to follow a course of action. I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.

3. to begin (to do something). They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.

4. to result. Fear often proceeds from ignorance.

5. to take legal action (against). The police decided not to proceed against her.

proˈceedings noun plural

1. the things said and done at a meeting of a society etc.

2. a legal action. We shall start proceedings against him if the bill is not paid.

proceeds (ˈprəusiːdz) noun plural

money or profit made (from a sale etc). They gave the proceeds of the sale to charity.

proceed

v. proceder, continuar, seguir adelante, avanzar.

References in classic literature ?

Of course there was nothing left for me but to proceed to business, and I began scraping away at a great rate.

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The officer was about to give the order to proceed, but Cornelius stopped him, a painful thought having struck him.

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Glaucon and the rest entreated me by all means not to let the question drop, but to proceed in the investigation.

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It was so thick, and the foliage so dense, that it was quite fatiguing to proceed. Woodroof and anemonies grew almost too high; blooming convolvuluses and blackberry-bushes hung in long garlands from tree to tree, where the nightingale sang and the sunbeams were playing: it was very beautiful, but it was no place for girls to go; their clothes would get so torn.

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But this could not be the case with-the idea of a nature more perfect than myself; for to receive it from nothing was a thing manifestly impossible; and, because it is not less repugnant that the more perfect should be an effect of, and dependence on the less perfect, than that something should proceed from nothing, it was equally impossible that I could hold it from myself: accordingly, it but remained that it had been placed in me by a nature which was in reality more perfect than mine, and which even possessed within itself all the perfections of which I could form any idea; that is to say, in a single word, which was God.

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Yet before I proceed to my legitimate subject some few final remarks will no doubt be expected by my Readers upon those pillars and mainstays of the Constitution of Flatland, the controllers of our conduct and shapers of our destiny, the objects of universal homage and almost of adoration: need I say that I mean our Circles or Priests?

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“Mere consequences, sir,” interrupted the sheriff; “all our minor differences proceed from one cause, and that is, our opinions of the universal attainments of genius.”

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The nature of the country through which he was about to travel rendered it impossible to proceed with wagons.

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Let us therefore proceed to examine whether the people are not right in their opinion that a cordial Union, under an efficient national government, affords them the best security that can be devised against HOSTILITIES from abroad.

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To deny the existence of a passion of which we often see manifest instances, seems to be very strange and absurd; and can indeed proceed only from that self-admonition which we have mentioned above: but how unfair is this!

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We proceeded successfully, and after a long and fatiguing journey through a mountainous wilderness, in a westward direction, on the seventh day of June following, we found ourselves on Red-River, where John Finley had formerly been trading with the Indians, and, from the top of an eminence, saw with pleasure the beautiful level of Kentucke.

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One avenue of hope was thus closed upon the anxious sojourners at the Caldron Linn; their main expectation of relief was now from the two parties under Reed and M'Lellan, which had proceeded down the river; for, as to Mr.