'Proceed' definitions:
Definition of 'proceed'
From: WordNet
verb
Continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" [syn: continue, go on, carry on, proceed]
verb
Move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" [syn: proceed, go forward, continue]
verb
Follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" [syn: go, proceed, move]
verb
Follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" [syn: proceed, go]
verb
Continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" [syn: continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep] [ant: discontinue]
Definition of 'Proceed'
From: GCIDE
- Proceed \Pro*ceed"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Proceeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Proceeding.] [F. proc['e]der. fr. L. procedere, processum, to go before, to proceed; pro forward + cedere to move. See Cede.]
- 1. To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey. [1913 Webster]
- If thou proceed in this thy insolence. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another; as, to proceed with a story or argument. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from; as, light proceeds from the sun. [1913 Webster]
- I proceeded forth and came from God. --John viii. 42. [1913 Webster]
- It proceeds from policy, not love. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- He that proceeds upon other principles in his inquiry. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To be transacted; to take place; to occur. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- He will, after his sour fashion, tell you What hath proceeded worthy note to-day. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To have application or effect; to operate. [1913 Webster]
- This rule only proceeds and takes place when a person can not of common law condemn another by his sentence. --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]
- 7. (Law) To begin and carry on a legal process. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To advance; go on; continue; progress; issue; arise; emanate. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Proceed'
From: GCIDE
- Proceed \Pro"ceed\, n. See Proceeds. [Obs.] --Howell. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'proceed'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accept,
- accrue from,
- act,
- act on,
- act upon,
- advance,
- arise,
- arise from,
- assume,
- attack,
- attempt,
- be contingent on,
- be due to,
- bear a hand,
- behave,
- box office,
- buckle to,
- bud from,
- carry on,
- come along,
- come from,
- come on,
- come out of,
- continue,
- cover ground,
- depend on,
- derive from,
- descend from,
- do,
- do something,
- do something about,
- elapse,
- emanate,
- emanate from,
- embark in,
- embark upon,
- emerge from,
- endeavor,
- endure,
- engage in,
- ensue from,
- enter on,
- enter upon,
- expire,
- fall into,
- fall to,
- fare,
- flit,
- flow,
- flow from,
- flow on,
- fly,
- follow from,
- forge ahead,
- function,
- gain,
- gain ground,
- gate,
- gather head,
- gather way,
- germinate from,
- get ahead,
- get along,
- get on,
- get under way,
- get with it,
- glide,
- go,
- go about,
- go ahead,
- go along,
- go at,
- go by,
- go fast,
- go forward,
- go in for,
- go into,
- go on,
- go on with,
- go upon,
- grow from,
- grow out of,
- hang on,
- have at,
- head,
- hie,
- hinge on,
- income,
- issue,
- issue forth,
- issue from,
- journey,
- lapse,
- last,
- launch forth,
- launch into,
- lay about,
- lift a finger,
- make,
- make good time,
- make head against,
- make headway,
- make progress,
- make progress against,
- make strides,
- make up leeway,
- maneuver,
- march,
- misbehave,
- move,
- move along,
- move forward,
- move into,
- operate,
- originate,
- originate in,
- pass,
- pass along,
- pass by,
- pass on,
- pitch into,
- play,
- plunge into,
- practice,
- press on,
- proceed from,
- proceed to,
- proceed with,
- proceeds,
- process,
- profits,
- progress,
- push on,
- receipts,
- renew,
- repair,
- resume,
- returns,
- rise,
- roll,
- roll on,
- run,
- run its course,
- run on,
- run out,
- serve,
- set about,
- set at,
- set forward,
- set going,
- set to,
- slide,
- slip,
- spring from,
- sprout from,
- start,
- stem,
- stem from,
- step forward,
- strike a blow,
- tackle,
- take,
- take a hand,
- take action,
- take measures,
- take on,
- take steps,
- take up,
- travel,
- turn on,
- turn to,
- undertake,
- venture upon,
- wend,
- work,
- yield