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proceed

pro·ceed [ prō sd, prə sd ] (past and past participle pro·ceed·ed, present participle pro·ceed·ing, 3rd person present singular pro·ceeds)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. begin action: to go on to do something

2. continue with action: to continue with a course of action

3. progress: to progress in a steady or particular manner

4. go in particular direction: to go in a particular direction, especially forward

5. develop: to come from or arise from something

6. law sue: to bring legal action against somebody

[14th century. Via French procéder< Latin procedere "go forward" < cedere "go"]

pro·ceed·er noun

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See precede.

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