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UK
/pɹəsˈiːd/
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[ US /pɝˈsid, pɹəˈsid, pɹoʊˈsid/ ]
[ US /pɝˈsid, pɹəˈsid, pɹoʊˈsid/ ]
VERB
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continue talking
`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'
carry on--pretend we are not in the room -
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
Keep smiling
We went on working until well past midnight
Keep on working!
We continued to work into the night -
follow a procedure or take a course
go about the world in a certain manner
Messages must go through diplomatic channels
We should go farther in this matter
She went through a lot of trouble -
move ahead; travel onward in time or space
We are moving ahead in time now
We proceeded towards Washington
She continued in the direction of the hills -
follow a certain course
The inauguration went well
how did your interview go?
How To Use proceed In A Sentence
- He looked a bit worried when I sat down at the table and produced a bunch of inhalers, some pills, a bottle of cough syrup and some throat lozenges and proceeded to stuff them all into my mouth…
- Choose a white form if you want to add a bit more light to proceedings but, in my humble opinion, speckled purple is the best. Times, Sunday Times
- Nothing much happened except that I discovered the automatic paper towel dispenser and proceeded to contort my body into various positions to get the thing to work.
- All four men continue to deny any wrongdoing under the criminal and sporting proceedings. Times, Sunday Times
- Retirement would mean that he could not face disciplinary proceedings. Times, Sunday Times
- Richard and I proceeded through the customs check to the Swissair counter.
- In other respects, however, the implementation of the peace plan was proceeding well, according to the report.
- After laying down the melody, he proceeded to deconstruct it, pulling it into new shapes, twisting, fragmenting, yet never losing touch with his starting point.
- You may not be able to hurry love, but it seems you can speed up divorce proceedings with the push of a button. Times, Sunday Times
- The whole project is in suspended animation while we wait for permission to proceed.