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[ UK /pɹəsˈiːd/ ]
[ US /pɝˈsid, pɹəˈsid, pɹoʊˈsid/ ]
VERB
  1. continue talking
    `I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'
    carry on--pretend we are not in the room
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.
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