From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proceed
v 1: continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but
there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the
room" [syn: continue, go on, carry on, proceed]
2: move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded
towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the
hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" [syn: proceed,
go forward, continue]
3: follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in
this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about
the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through
diplomatic channels" [syn: go, proceed, move]
4: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how
did your interview go?" [syn: proceed, go]
5: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on
working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep
smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" [syn:
continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep] [ant:
discontinue]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Proceed \Pro*ceed"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Proceeded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Proceeding.] [F. proc['e]der. fr. L. procedere,
processum, to go before, to proceed; pro forward + cedere to
move. See Cede.]
1. To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to
continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a
journey.
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If thou proceed in this thy insolence. --Shak.
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2. To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another; as,
to proceed with a story or argument.
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3. To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come
from; as, light proceeds from the sun.
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I proceeded forth and came from God. --John viii.
42.
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It proceeds from policy, not love. --Shak.
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4. To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and
carry on a series of acts or measures; to act by method;
to prosecute a design.
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He that proceeds upon other principles in his
inquiry. --Locke.
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5. To be transacted; to take place; to occur. [Obs.]
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He will, after his sour fashion, tell you
What hath proceeded worthy note to-day. --Shak.
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6. To have application or effect; to operate.
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This rule only proceeds and takes place when a
person can not of common law condemn another by his
sentence. --Ayliffe.
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7. (Law) To begin and carry on a legal process.
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Syn: To advance; go on; continue; progress; issue; arise;
emanate.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Proceed \Pro"ceed\, n.
See Proceeds. [Obs.] --Howell.
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