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- [verb pruh-seed; noun proh-seed]
- /verb prəˈsid; noun ˈproʊ sid/
- /prəˈsiːd/
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- [verb pruh-seed; noun proh-seed]
- /verb prəˈsid; noun ˈproʊ sid/
Definitions of proceed word
- verb without object proceed to move or go forward or onward, especially after stopping. 1
- verb without object proceed to carry on or continue any action or process. 1
- verb without object proceed to go on to do something. 1
- verb without object proceed to continue one's discourse. 1
- verb without object proceed Law. to begin and carry on a legal action. to take legal action (usually followed by against). 1
- verb without object proceed to be carried on, as an action or process. 1
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Origin of proceed
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English procede < Latin prōcēdere. See pro-1, cede
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Parts of speech for Proceed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
proceed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
proceed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for proceed
verb proceed
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- answer back — If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
- arrive at — to reach by traveling
- be off — leave
Antonyms for proceed
verb proceed
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
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Matching words
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