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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | proceder, from Latin procedere 'to go forward' |
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pro‧ceed S3 W3
[intransitive]
[intransitive]1 formal to continue to do something that has already been planned or started [↪ proceeds] 
Before proceeding further, we must define our terms.
Before proceeding further, we must define our terms.3 to do something after doing something else first - used sometimes to express surprise or annoyance : Sammy took off his coat and proceeded to undo his boots.
proceed to do something
Sammy took off his coat and proceeded to undo his boots.4 [always +adverb/preposition] formal to move in a particular direction
! Do not confuse proceed and precede, which have different meanings and slightly different pronunciations.
proceed against somebody
phrasal verbSCL to begin a legal case against someone
proceed from something
phrasal verbideas that proceed from a disturbed state of mindproceed to something
phrasal verbplayers who proceed to the finals of the competition
