# proceed

Pronunciation: say "pruh-SEED" US /pɹəˈsid/, UK /pɹəˈsiːd/

## Verb

1. To move or go forward and onward; to advance and carry on.
   - Simple: To keep moving forward or go ahead.
   - _Drivers may proceed through the intersection when the signal turns green._
   - _The procession proceeded slowly along the avenue._
2. To continue by moving to a different point or stage or taking up a different subject.
   - Simple: To move from one part, subject, or step to the next.
   - _Let us proceed to the next item on the agenda._
   - _The lecture proceeded from basic concepts to advanced theory._
3. To go on in an orderly, regulated way; to begin and carry on a planned series of actions methodically.
   - Simple: To go on in a careful, step-by-step way.
   - _Engineers must proceed methodically through each safety check._
   - _The investigation proceeded in careful, documented stages._
4. To take place; to occur or be carried out.
   - Simple: To happen or take place as planned.
   - _The trial will proceed despite the defendant's objections._
   - _Negotiations proceeded behind closed doors for weeks._
5. To come from something; to have it as a source or origin.
   - Simple: To come from a person or thing as its source.
   - _Many legal rights proceed from constitutional principles._
   - _Her confidence proceeded from years of practice._
6. To be applicable or effective; to hold as valid.
   - Simple: To work or hold true as a reason or argument.
   - _The objection cannot proceed without supporting evidence._
   - _His claim proceeds only under the older statute._
7. To begin and carry on a legal process or action.
   - Simple: To start and continue a case in court.
   - _The state will proceed against the defendant on three counts._
   - _The firm proceeded with the patent claim in federal court._
8. To advance to and take an academic degree.
   - Simple: To move up to and earn a university degree.
   - _Students may proceed to a higher degree after completing the qualifying year._
   - _She proceeded to her doctorate at Cambridge._

## Origin

From Middle English proceden, from Old French proceder, from Latin prōcēdō ("to go forth, advance"), formed from prō ("forth") plus cēdō ("I go").

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