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proceed definition

pro·ceed (prō sēd′, prə-)

intransitive verb

  1. to advance or go on, esp. after stopping
  2. to go on speaking, esp. after an interruption
  3. to undertake and carry on some action to proceed to eat one's dinner
  4. to move along or be carried on a project that is proceeding well
  5. to take legal action: often with against
  6. to come forth, issue, or arise (from)

Etymology: ME proceden < MFr proceder < L procedere < pro-, forward + cedere, to go: see pro- & cede

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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