meaning of proceed
1. To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey.
2. To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another; as, to proceed with a story or argument.
3. To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from; as, light proceeds from the sun.
4. To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act by method; to prosecute a design.
5. To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
6. To have application or effect; to operate.
7. To begin and carry on a legal process.
8. See Proceeds.
9. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview
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Related Words
proceed | proceeded | proceeder | proceeding | proceedings | proceeds |