proceed.
To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
Meaning & usage
To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
to proceed on a journey
To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.
to proceed with a story or argument
Work is proceeding at a steady gait.
To come from; to have as its source or origin.
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 methodically.
To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
To be applicable or effective; to be valid.
To begin and carry on a legal process.
To take an academic degree.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English proceden, from Old French proceder, from Latin prōcēdō (“to go forth, go forward, advance”), from prō (“forth”) + cēdō (“to go”); see cede.
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