proceeding

[pruh-see-ding]

noun

1. a particular action or course or manner of action.

2. proceedings, a series of activities or events; happenings.

3. the act of a person or thing that proceeds.

   Our proceeding down the mountain was hindered by mud slides.

4. proceedings, a record of the doings or transactions of a fraternal, academic, etc., society.

5. Law.,  proceedings,

   1. the instituting or carrying on of an action at law.

   2. a legal step or measure.

      to institute proceedings against a person.

proceeding

/ prəˈsiːdɪŋ /

noun

1. an act or course of action

2. 1. the institution of a legal action

   2. any step taken in a legal action

3. (plural) the minutes of the meetings of a club, society, etc

4. (plural) legal action; litigation

5. (plural) the events of an occasion, meeting, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of proceeding¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; proceed, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, Lynch, the Miami-based investor, had been asking the U.S. government to allow him to bid on the sabotaged Nord Stream Pipeline 2 if it came up for auction in a Swiss bankruptcy proceeding.

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The Indian investigators also were proceeding with certain aspects of the probe in sequence, rather than concurrently.

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"We are proceeding with our project at full speed," Henriksson said, while adding that they had already secured about half of additional financing needs from prior investors.

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In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Mohammed had committed a "a serious potentially deadly crime" and that the court was proceeding under due process.

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Before proceeding, today’s Dutch and Belgian practitioners of psychiatric euthanasia must affirm that a human life is not worth living.

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Related Words

• action 
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• exercise 
• experiment 
• incident 
• measure 
• operation 
• procedure 
• process 
• transaction 

When To Use

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The noun proceeding refers to a particular course or manner of action. The plural proceedings refers to a series of activities or events, or to a record of the doings or transactions of a social club or academic society. Do you know when to use proceedings instead of procedure or process? Find out on Thesaurus.com.