to proceed
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3.0
- verb
- /prəˈsiːd/
:
proceder
- Now that we have the necessary information, we can proceed with the project plan.
- proceed with caution
- proceed as follows
- decision to proceed
And then he and I proceeded to win at billiards.
- And then he and I proceeded to win at billiards.
- I found my friend's diary and proceeded to read the entire thing.
- And if the answer is yes, then we proceed to the next step, testing.
- This way everyone knows exactly how to proceed when waking me up.
- And yeah, really quickly before I proceed, quick save.
- So please make sure that you proceed with your eyes wide open.
- And, you know, and so maybe we can proceed in the same way.
- So let's proceed with some amount of caution.
- The organization itself has to proceed as if it doesn't know.
- You've got to take risks in order to proceed. And
- This is something that proceeds at an exponential rate.
Examples
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Students were required to answer each question in order to proceed with the survey.
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And if the answer is yes, then we proceed to the next step, testing.
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OK, so now we can proceed just as before.
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So now please proceed with what happened.
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So please make sure that you proceed with your eyes wide open.
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Now, if anybody is gonna know the best way to proceed, it's going to be me.
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- How do you plan to proceed?
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This will be our anchor as we proceed on this journey.
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Please avoid the stadium and proceed to other locations.
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As a result, the negotiating countries decided not to proceed with the target-load approach.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To happen or develop in a particular way
∞
1.0
Take action to start or continue a process
∞
1.0
Keep happening or keep being done without stopping
∞
2.3
Start or continue something after deciding to do it
∞
1.0
To start again after a pause
357
1.6
To continue doing something without stopping
253
2.7
To continue doing something after an interruption or when it is difficult
211
1.0
To move ahead in place, in time, or in progress
95
2.1
To continue doing something or stay in the same state
81
3.0
Go forward or leave a place when someone tells you to
61
2.7
To start or continue something so it gets closer to a goal
19
2.6
Continue doing something after a pause or interruption
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
proceed = pro + ceed
Although historically analyzable as pro- + -ceed (go), the combining form 'ceed' is not a standalone English word and learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from known English base words.
Etymology
Proceed comes from the Latin parts pro- 'forward' and cedere 'to go', the same root you see in procedure. So to proceed is to 'go forward' with something, for example starting again after a pause or following a plan.