Dictionary

proceed en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɹoʊsid/ (General-American)
• /pɹəˈsiːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /pɹəˈsid/ (General-American)
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Etymology

From Middle English proceden, from Old French proceder, from Latin prōcēdō (“to go forth, go forward, advance”), from prō (“forth”) + cēdō (“to go”); see cede.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
   • to proceed on a journey
   • [...] and on the Saturday heavy seas pounded the W.R. on its exposed coastal stretch between Dawlish and Teignmouth, loosening the ballast and forcing trains to proceed with extreme caution. 1960 December, “Talking of Trains: The railways and the Devon floods”, in Trains Illustrated, page 709:
   • Having completed their task, Fireman Page telephoned from a lineside box to the next signal cabin, briefly reported the incident and said that, as no high explosive had dropped and the track was safe, they proposed proceeding "at caution". 1944 July and August, “Top Link Drivers: XXI—Driver H. Blunt, L.N.E.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 226:
2. (intransitive) To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.
   • There the missionaries learned that they were to stay for a longer period, and they were lodged in a shed surrounded by rice fields. This was different from what they had expected, because they had been told in Canton that Father Ts’ai had arranged for a place in Hsiang-t’an. They therefore wished to proceed to Hsiang-t’an, but since that was impossible under the circumstances, they asked Liu Shêng-tuan to be their messenger to Father Liu asking him to come to them. 1948, Bernward H. Willeke, Imperial Government and Catholic Missions in China During the Years 1784-1785, St. Bonaventure, New York: Franciscan Institute, →OCLC, →OL, page 31:
   • Work is proceeding at a steady gait.
   • to proceed with a story or argument
3. (intransitive) To come from; to have as its source or origin.
   • Light proceeds from the sun.
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.
   • He that proceeds upon others Principles in his Enquiry into any Sciences, though he be reſolv’d to examine them and judge of them freely, does yet at leaſt put himſelf on that ſide, and poſt himſelf in a Party which he will not quit ’till he be beaten out; […] a. 1705, John Locke, “Of the Conduct of the Understanding”, in Posthumous Works of Mr. John Locke: […], London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], published 1706, →OCLC, § 34, pages 105–106:
5. (intransitive) To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
   • And he will (after his ſowre faſhion) tell you What hath proceeded worthy note to day. 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], page 111, column 1:
6. (intransitive, of a rule) To be applicable or effective; to be valid.
   • For it [this rule] only proceeds and takes place, when a Perſon cannot of common Right condemn or bind another by his Sentence; […] 1726, John Ayliffe, “Of Absolution”, in Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. […], London: […] D. Leach, and sold by John Walthoe […], →OCLC, page 18:
7. (intransitive) To begin and carry on a legal process.
   • “Gentlemen, shall we proceed?” the judge said. From the beginning, Judge Fong appeared bored at Levine's coaxing remarks. 2005, Rodney Stich, Disavow: Sage of Betrayal:
8. (intransitive) To take an academic degree.

Forms

Antonyms

desist · recede · regress · stop · end

Deriveds

proceeder · proceedable

Relateds

process · proceeds · procedure · procession

Synonyms

hunker down · progress · carry on · proceed · keep on · continue · go on · forthgo · roll on

Translations (89)

enm proceden (begin and carry on a legal process) · nl verdergaan (go on in an orderly or regulated manner) · tr ilerlemek (go on in an orderly or regulated manner) · ru исходи́ть (come forth as a source or origin) · bg произлизам (come forth as a source or origin) · ru состоя́ться (take place) · de gelten (have application or effect) · enm proceden (go ahead) · uk продовжувати (go ahead) · tr gitmek (go ahead) · nl afkomstig zijn van (come forth as a source or origin) · uk ді́яти (go ahead) · ar اِنْطَلَقَ (pass from one point to another) · ru отправля́ться (go ahead) · hi बढ़ना (go ahead) · gld ди- (go ahead) · enm proceden (have application or effect) · ru продви́нуться (pass from one point to another) · es proceder (pass from one point to another) · ms mara (go ahead) · pt prosseguir (pass from one point to another) · fr procéder (go on in an orderly or regulated manner) · tr ilerlemek (pass from one point to another) · bg отивам (pass from one point to another) · nl doorgaan (take place) · zh 进行 (in a progress of doing something) · nl doorgaan (go on in an orderly or regulated manner) · ru произойти́ (take place) · enm proceden (come forth as a source or origin) · ca seguir (go ahead) · pt proceder (go ahead) · ar اِنْبَثَق (come forth as a source or origin) · ru произойти́ (come forth as a source or origin) · es proceder (come forth as a source or origin) · pt seguir (go ahead) · pt suceder (take place) · fr procéder (come forth as a source or origin) · es proceder (begin and carry on a legal process) · de fortfahren (in a progress of doing something) · es proceder (have application or effect) · tr ilerlemek (go ahead) · mi nawaki (go ahead) · fi lähteä (come forth as a source or origin) · ro proceda (go on in an orderly or regulated manner) · fr avancer (go ahead) · bg постъпвам (go on in an orderly or regulated manner) · fi jatkaa (go ahead) · enm proceden (in a progress of doing something) · ru продолжа́ть (go ahead) · nl doorgaan (go ahead) · enm proceden (pass from one point to another) · zh 前进 (go ahead) · ru приступа́ть (go ahead) · fi edetä (pass from one point to another) · ru продвига́ться (pass from one point to another) · ru происходи́ть (take place) · mi manatu (go ahead) · nl doorgaan (pass from one point to another) · gd lean (go ahead) · izh eetä (go ahead) · tr devam etmek (go on in an orderly or regulated manner) · uk відбуватися (come forth as a source or origin) · ru происходи́ть (come forth as a source or origin) · hu halad (go ahead) · nl verdergaan (pass from one point to another) · ro proceda (go ahead) · ru продо́лжить (go ahead) · zh 繼續 /继续 (begin and carry on a legal process) · pt continuar (go ahead) · fi edetä (go ahead) · gd lean (take place) · ru отпра́виться (go ahead) · nl verdergaan (go ahead) · ru изойти́ (come forth as a source or origin) · mi hoake (go ahead) · enm proceden (take place) · la prōcēdō (go ahead) · es proceder (go on in an orderly or regulated manner) · pt proceder de (come forth as a source or origin) · mi tukatuka (go ahead) · de weitergehen (go ahead) · bg продължавам (go ahead) · it procedere (go ahead) · fi mennä eteenpäin (go ahead) · nl voortkomen (come forth as a source or origin) · ja 前進する (go ahead) · es continuar (go ahead) · hu zajlik (take place) · ru приступи́ть (go ahead)