proceeded

[pruh-see-did, proh-]

adjective

1. the simple past tense and past participle of proceed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of proceeded¹

proceed ( def. ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

She then proceeded to tell her husband what it was.

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Instead he retreated to the farthest corner of the nursery, where he began building tall, wobbly towers out of square wooden blocks that he then proceeded to tip over with barely a hint of satisfaction.

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Therefore, she now proceeded to do something quite rare and brave—something you yourself may find it necessary to do someday, if you have not already had cause to try it out.

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"For many hours, this mobilization proceeded and developed peacefully, until a group of hooded individuals began to commit acts of violence," Pablo Vazquez, Mexico City's security chief, told reporters.

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Nevertheless, despite the absence of gunpowder, mass slaughter proceeded throughout the world’s oceans.

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Related Words

• advance 
• continue 
• get 
• go ahead 
• go on 
• pass 
• press on 
• progress 
• travel