proceed

Academic Word List, sublist 1.

About 17.93 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.

   to proceed on a journey

2. verb To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.

   to proceed with a story or argument

3. verb To come from; to have as its source or origin.

   Light proceeds from the sun.

4. verb To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically.
5. verb To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
6. verb To be applicable or effective; to be valid.
7. verb To begin and carry on a legal process.
8. verb To take an academic degree.

Similar words

continue carry on move go on keep keep on go along go go forward advance

Often followed by

to with from in as on by at without

Word family

procedural procedure procedures proceeded proceeding proceedings proceeds