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Definition of proceed

follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
continue with one''s activities; "I know it''s hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
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"
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"
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"

Similar Words: go, continue, go on, carry on, go forward, move, go along, keep

Hyponyms: drag, drag on, drag out, do, fare, make out, come, get along, segue, ramble on, ramble, jog, head, trace, roar, limp, wander, work, venture, embark, steamroller, steamroll, hold, run on, keep going, ride

Grouped Verbs: continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve

Derivational Morphology: lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction, continuance, progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procedure, process, proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings

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