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Webster 1913 Edition
Proceed
Pro-ceed′
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Proceeded
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Proceeding
.] [F.
procéder
. 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 journeyIf thou
proceed
in this thy insolence. Shakespeare
2.
To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another;
as, to
. proceed
with a story or argument3.
To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from;
as, light
. proceeds
from the sunI
proceeded
forth and came from God. John viii. 42.
It
proceeds
from policy, not love. Shakespeare
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.
He that
proceeds
upon other principles in his inquiry. Locke.
5.
To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
[Obs.]
He will, after his sour fashion, tell you
What hath
What hath
proceeded
worthy note to-day. Shakespeare
6.
To have application or effect; to operate.
This rule only
proceeds
and takes place when a person can not of common law condemn another by his sentence. Ayliffe.
7.
(Law)
To begin and carry on a legal process.
Syn. – To advance; go on; continue; progress; issue; arise; emanate.
Webster 1828 Edition
Proceed
PROCEE'D
Definition 2024
proceed
proceed
English
Verb
proceed (third-person singular simple present proceeds, present participle proceeding, simple past and past participle proceeded)
- To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun.
- to proceed on a journey.
- To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.
- To proceed with a story or argument.
- To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from.
- Light proceeds from the sun.
- 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.
- John Locke
- he that proceeds upon other Principles in his Enquiry
- John Locke
- To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
- Shakespeare
- He will, after his sour fashion, tell you / What hath proceeded worthy note to-day.
- Shakespeare
- To have application or effect; to operate.
- Ayliffe
- This rule only proceeds and takes place when a person can not of common law condemn another by his sentence.
- Ayliffe
- To begin and carry on a legal process. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Usage notes
- When used as a catenative verb, proceed takes the to infinitive (i.e. one says proceed to swing, not proceed swing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs.
- Not to be confused with precede.
- Many of the other English verbs ultimately derived from Latin cēdō are spelled ending in "cede", so the misspelling "procede" is common.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
go forward
|
pass from one point to another
come forth as a source or origin
|
go on in an orderly or regulated manner
take place
|
References
- proceed in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- proceed in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
See also
- proceeds (noun)