Meaning of 'proceed'

Meaning of 'proceed' (Webster Dictionary)

1. Proceed

[ n.]

- See Proceeds.

2. Proceed

[ v. i.]

- To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey.
- To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another; as, to proceed with a story or argument.
- To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from; as, light proceeds from the sun.
- 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.
- To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
- To have application or effect; to operate.
- To begin and carry on a legal process.

Meaning of 'proceed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1. proceed

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity

Example in sentence:

Keep on working!;
Keep smiling;
We continued to work into the night;
We went on working until well past midnight

Meaning (2):
- follow a certain course

Example in sentence:

how did your interview go?;
The inauguration went well

Meaning (3):
- move ahead; travel onward in time or space

Example in sentence:

She continued in the direction of the hills;
We are moving ahead in time now;
We proceeded towards Washington

Meaning (4):
- follow a procedure or take a course

Example in sentence:

go about the world in a certain manner;
Messages must go through diplomatic channels;
She went through a lot of trouble;
We should go farther in this matter

Meaning (5):
- continue talking

Example in sentence:

carry on--pretend we are not in the room;
`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'

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