proceed

[verb pruh-seed; noun proh-seed]

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verb (used without object)

to move or go forward or onward, especially after stopping.

to carry on or continue any action or process.

to go on to do something.

to continue one's discourse.

Law.

to begin and carry on a legal action.
to take legal action (usually followed by against).

to be carried on, as an action or process.

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

to arise, originate, or result (usually followed by from).

noun

proceeds,

something that results or accrues.
the total amount derived from a sale or other transaction: The proceeds from the deal were divided equally among us.
the profits or returns from a sale, investment, etc.

Archaic. proceeds.

Origin of proceed

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

Related formspro·ceed·er, nounre·pro·ceed, verb (used without object)

Can be confusedprecede proceed

Synonyms for proceed

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1. progress, continue, pass on. 7. emanate. 8. spring, ensue.

Synonym study

1. See advance.

Antonyms for proceed

1. recede.

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Related Words for proceeded

advance, get, travel, continue, pass, progress, follow, come, extend, fare, repair, march, wend, journey, hie, head, derive, spring, rise, emanate

Examples from the Web for proceeded

Contemporary Examples of proceeded

He just walked around the periphery of the development and proceeded on.
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Three off-duty cops working as security guards apprehended Saylor and proceeded to restrain him in an ultimately fatal fashion.
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Gelhaus proceeded to fire eight shots at Gonzalez, striking him seven times, when he said Gonzalez raised the barrel.
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Sharpton proceeded inside to join three other national civil-rights leaders in an hour-long meeting with the president.
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The president, Shultz, Meese, and Casey proceeded to brief congressional leaders.
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Historical Examples of proceeded

John had been under her dominion, and proceeded to persuade her.
The Armourer's Prentices
Charlotte M. Yonge
A salt lake was visible a few miles to the east, towards which we proceeded.
Explorations in Australia
John Forrest
Having paid their bill, they proceeded to the Cassino, where they took their café.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327
Various
Parents, proceeded she, when children are young, are pleased with every thing they do.
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Samuel Richardson
Let me tell you then, proceeded she, that all lies in a small compass, as your father said.
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Samuel Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for proceeded

proceed

verb (intr)

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

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

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

to emerge or originate; ariseevil proceeds from the heart

Word Origin for proceed

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

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Word Origin and History for proceeded

proceed

late 14c., "to go on," also "to emanate from, result from," from Old French proceder (13c., Modern French procéder) and directly from Latin procedere (past participle processus) "go before, go forward, advance, make progress; come forward," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + cedere "to go" (see cede). Related: Proceeded; proceeding.