proceed
Verb
Verb Forms: proceeded, proceeding, proceeds
- To go forward or onward, to continue.
- continue talking; he continued,
- move ahead; travel onward in time or space
- "We proceeded towards Washington"
- follow a procedure or take a course
- follow a certain course
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on
- To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.
- To come from; to have as its source or origin.
- To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically
- To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
- To be applicable or effective; to be valid.
- To begin and carry on a legal process.
- To take an academic degree.
Examples
- Despite a bad rack, he decided to proceed with a safe, low-scoring play.
- Light proceeds from the sun.
- to proceed on a journey
- to proceed with a story or argument
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English proceden, from Old French proceder, from Latin prōcēdō (“I go forth, go forward, advance”), from prō (“forth”) + cēdō (“I go”); see cede.
Synonyms
carry on, continue, go, go along, go forward, go on, keep, move, forthgo, hunker down, keep on, proceed, progress, roll on
Scrabble Score: 12
proceed: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordproceed: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
proceed: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary