Meaning of 'proceed'
Meaning of 'proceed' (Webster Dictionary)
- See Proceeds. - 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.
- 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)
Meaning (1):
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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