proceed

== English == === Alternative forms === procede (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English proceden, from Old French proceder, from Latin prōcēdō (“to go forth, go forward, advance”), from prō (“forth”) + cēdō (“to go”); see cede. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹəˈsiːd/ (General American) IPA(key): /pɹəˈsid/, /ˈpɹoʊsid/ Homophone: precede Rhymes: -iːd === Verb === proceed (third-person singular simple present proceeds, present participle proceeding, simple past and past participle proceeded) (intransitive) To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on. To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another. To come from; to have as its source or origin. To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically. To be transacted; to take place; to occur. (of a rule) To be applicable or effective; to be valid. (law) To begin and carry on a legal process. To take an academic degree. ==== 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 ==== progress, forthgo, Thesaurus:proceed ==== Antonyms ==== regress recede ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== procedure process procession ==== Translations ==== === See also === proceeds (noun) === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “proceed”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “proceed”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === copered, pre-Code, precode