proceed

pro·ceed  (pr-sd, pr-)

intr.v. pro·ceed·ed, pro·ceed·ing, pro·ceeds

1. To go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue: proceeded to his destination; paused to clear her throat, then proceeded.

2. To begin to carry on an action or a process: looked surprised, then proceeded to roar with laughter.

3. To move on in an orderly manner: Business proceeded as usual.

4. To come from a source; originate or issue: behavior proceeding from hidden motives. See Synonyms at stem¹.

5. Law To institute and conduct legal action: proceeded against the defaulting debtor.

pl.n. pro·ceeds (prsdz)

The amount of money derived from a commercial or fundraising venture; the yield.

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[Middle English proceden, from Old French proceder, from Latin prcdere : pr-, forward; see pro-¹ + cdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

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pro·ceeder n.

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proceed [prəˈsiːd]

vb (intr)

1. (often foll by to) to advance or carry on, esp after stopping

2. (often foll by with) to undertake and continue (something or to do something) he proceeded with his reading

3. (Law) (often foll by against) to institute or carry on a legal action

4. to emerge or originate; arise evil proceeds from the heart See also proceeds

[from Latin prōcēdere to advance, from pro-¹ + cēdere to go]

proceeder  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	proceed - continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" continue, carry on, go on segue - proceed without interruption; in music or talk; "He segued into another discourse" talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" jog, ramble, ramble on - continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs"
	2.	proceed - 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" go forward, continue go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" head - to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains" trace - make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture" roar - act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way; "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"-R.A.Billington limp - proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor" wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town" preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
	3.	proceed - 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" go, move act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" work - proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top" venture, embark - proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" steamroll, steamroller - proceed with great force; "The new teacher tends to steamroller"
	4.	proceed - follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" go hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" drag on, drag out, drag - proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours" fare, get along, make out, do, come - proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"
	5.	proceed - 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" continue, go on, keep, go along act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" hold - remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching" keep going, run on - continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M." ride - continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride" continue - continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"

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proceed

verb

1. begin, go ahead, get going, make a start, get under way, set something in motion I had no idea how to proceed.

2. continue, go on, progress, carry on, go ahead, get on, press on The defence is not yet ready to proceed with the trial.
continue end, stop, halt, cease, break off, discontinue, leave off

3. go on, continue, advance, progress, carry on, go ahead, move on, move forward, press on, push on, make your way She proceeded along the hallway.
go on stop, halt, retreat

4. arise, come, follow, issue, result, spring, flow, stem, derive, originate, ensue, emanate Does Othello's downfall proceed from a flaw in his character?

Translations

proceed [prəˈsiːd]

A. VI

1. (frm) (= go) [person, vehicle] → avanzar; [plan, project] → desarrollarse; [events] → transcurrir
he was proceeding along the road → avanzaba por la calle
things are proceeding according to plan → las cosas se están desarrollando conforme estaban previstas
the march proceeded without incident → la marcha transcurrió sin incidentes

2. (= go on, continue) → seguir, continuar
proceed! → ¡siga!, ¡continúe!, ¡proceda!(frm)
to proceed on one's way → seguir or continuar su camino
before we proceed any further → antes de seguir adelante
to proceed to sth: let us proceed to the next item → pasemos al siguiente punto
to proceed to blows → llegar a las manos; (to place) we proceeded to London → proseguimos viaje a Londres
we proceeded to the bar → nos dirigimos al bar
to proceed to do sth → pasar a hacer algo
she proceeded to outline my duties → pasó a hacerme un esquema de mis obligaciones
he proceeded to drink the lot → acto seguido comenzó a bebérselo todo
to proceed with sth → seguir adelante con algo
they did not proceed with the charges against him → no siguieron adelante con los cargos contra él
proceed with your work → sigan con su trabajo

3. (= act) → proceder, obrar
we should proceed with caution → debemos proceder or obrar con precaución

4. (frm) (= arise)
to proceed from sth sounds proceeded from the box → unos ruidos procedían or provenían or venían de la caja
this proceeds from ignorance → esto proviene de la ignorancia

5. (Jur)
to proceed against sb → demandar a algn

B. VT (= say) → proseguir
"well," she proceeded → -bueno -prosiguió

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proceed [prəˈsiːd] vi

(= act) → procéder
I am not sure how to proceed → Je ne sais pas exactement comment procéder.

(= continue) before we proceed any further → avant d'aller plus loin
to proceed with sth → poursuivre qch
They proceeded with a march they knew would lead to bloodshed → Ils ont poursuivi une manifestation dont ils savaient qu'elle allait mener à un bain de sang.

to proceed to do sth → entreprendre de faire qch
He then proceeded to tell us everything → Il entreprit alors de tout nous raconter.

(LAW) to proceed against sb → intenter des poursuites contre qn

(= go forward) [vehicle, person] → avancer
to proceed down the stairs → descendre l'escalier

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proceed

vi

(form: = go) vehicles must proceed with caution → vorsichtig fahren!; I was proceeding along the High Street → ich ging die High Street entlang; please proceed to gate 3 → begeben Sie sich zum Flugsteig 3

(form: = go on) (person) → weitergehen; (vehicle, by vehicle) → weiterfahren; we then proceeded to London → wir fuhren dann nach London weiter, wir begaben uns dann nach London (geh); to proceed on one’s way → seinen Weg fortsetzen

(= carry on, continue) → fortfahren; can we now proceed to the next item on the agenda? → können wir jetzt zum nächsten Punkt der Tagesordnung übergehen?; they proceeded with their plan → sie führten ihren Plan weiter; (= start) → sie gingen nach ihrem Plan vor; to proceed about one’s business (form) → seinen Geschäften (dat) → nachgehen (geh); proceed with your work → fahren Sie mit Ihrer Arbeit fort; the text proceeds as follows → der Text lautet dann wie folgt; everything is proceeding smoothly → alles läuft bestens; negotiations are proceeding well → die Verhandlungen kommen gut voran; you may proceed (= speak) → Sie haben das Wort; I would like to make a statement — proceed → ich möchte eine Aussage machen — bitte!

(= set about sth) → vorgehen; how does one proceed in such cases? → wie verfährt man in solchen Fällen?, wie geht man in solchen Fällen vor?; to proceed on the assumption that … → von der Voraussetzung ausgehen, dass …

(= originate) to proceed from → kommen von; (fig) → herrühren von; all life proceeds from the sea → alles Leben kommt aus dem Meer

(Jur) to proceed against somebody → gegen jdn gerichtlich vorgehen; to proceed with a case → einen Prozess anstrengen

vt now, he proceeded → nun, fuhr er fort; to proceed to do something → (dann) etw tun

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proceed [prəˈsiːd]

1. vi

a. (move forward) → procedere
let us proceed with caution → procediamo con cautela
let us proceed to the next item → passiamo al prossimo punto
things are proceeding according to plan → tutto procede or si svolge secondo i piani
I am not sure how to proceed → non so bene come fare

b. (originate) to proceed from (sound) → provenire da; (fear) → derivare da

c. to proceed against sb (Law) → procedere contro qn

2. vt to proceed to do sth → cominciare or mettersi a fare qc

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proceed [prəˈsiːd]

1. vi

a. (move forward) → procedere
let us proceed with caution → procediamo con cautela
let us proceed to the next item → passiamo al prossimo punto
things are proceeding according to plan → tutto procede or si svolge secondo i piani
I am not sure how to proceed → non so bene come fare

b. (originate) to proceed from (sound) → provenire da; (fear) → derivare da

c. to proceed against sb (Law) → procedere contro qn

2. vt to proceed to do sth → cominciare or mettersi a fare qc

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proceed

v proceed [prəˈsiːd, ˈprousiːd]

1 to go on; to continue They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work. gaan voort يُتابِع، يَسْتَمِر продължавам pokračovat fortsætte weitergehen, -fahren συνεχίζω proseguir, continuar; avanzar edasi minema, jätkama ادامه دادن jatkaa avancer לְהָמשִיך करने लगना, बिना रूके करते रहना halad meneruskan, melanjutkan halda áfram procedere 進む 계속하다 toliau eiti/ką daryti turpināt; virzīties tālāk bergerak verder gaan, doorgaan fortsette (med), gå/kjøre videre podążać (dalej), kontynuować continuar a continua (să) идти далее; продолжать pokračovať nadaljevati nastaviti fortsätta ดำเนินการต่อ devam etmek 繼續進行 вирушати далі; продовжувати آگے بڑھنا tiếp tục 继续进行

2 to follow a course of action I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed. voortgaan يُباشِر العَمَل في следвам postupovat fortsætte vorgehen προχωρώ proceder; actuar toimima اقدام کردن toimia procéder לְהִתקָדֵם प्रारंभ होना folytat mengerjakan fylgja tilteknum aðferðum fare とりかかる 진행하다 imtis rīkoties; darboties mula beginnen aan komme videre, fortsette postępować proceder a proceda действовать postupovať postopati postupiti gå till väga ทำตามวิธีการ başlamak 進行 приступати, взятися انجام دينا tiến hành 进行

3 to begin (to do something) They proceeded to ask a lot of questions. begin يَبدأ започвам přikročit (k) begynde sich anschicken αρχίζω empezar (a) hakkama پرداختن به aloittaa commencer (à) לְהַמשִיך प्रारंभ होना elkezd memulai byrja á mettersi a 始める (~하기) 시작하다 imti, pradėti []sākt; ķerties pie mula overgaan tot begynne (med), gå til verks zacząć começar a a începe (să) приступить prikročiť (k) začeti započeti börja, sätta i gång ลงมือ başlamak 開始 приступати, перейти آغاز کرنا bắt đầu 开始

4 to result Fear often proceeds from ignorance. spruit voort, spruit uit يَنتُج عَنْ произлизам pocházet (z) komme af herrühren απορρέω, προέρχομαι, είμαι αποτέλεσμα provenir de tulenema ناشی شدن از seurata provenir (de) לִנבוֹעַ नतीजा ered timbul orsakast af derivare ～から生じる (~의) 결과로 나타나다 kilti celties, rasties berpunca voortvloeien uit komme av wynikać derivar a proveni (din) проистекать pochádzať (z) izvirati rezultira härröra ก่อให้เกิด kaynaklanmak 發(自) виходити پيدا ہونا bắt nguồn 发（自）

5 to take legal action (against) The police decided not to proceed against her. aanhangig maak يُقيمُ دَعْوى завеждам дело срещу zakročit (proti) retsforfølge vorgehen προβαίνω, ενεργώ δικαστικά proceder contra kohtuprotsessi algatama اقدام قانونی کردن ryhtyä oikeustoimiin engager des poursuites (contre) לִתבוֹעַ לְדִין (किसी के खिलाफ़) कानूनी कार्रवाई करना eljár (hivatalosan) menuntut höfða mál gegn procedere 訴える 법적 절차를 밝다 kelti bylą ierosināt tiesas prāvu/lietu mengenakan tindakan undang-undang gerechtelijk vervolgen anlegge sak (mot) wysuwać oskarżenie proceder contra a acţiona în justiţie возбуждать дело zakročiť (proti) začeti postopek pokrenuti parnicu vidta lagliga åtgärder ดำเนินการทางกฏหมาย dava açmak 起訴 переслідувати судовим порядком قانوني ايکشن لينا truy tố 起诉

n pl proˈceedings

1 the things said and done at a meeting of a society etc. verrigtinge دَعْوى قَضائِيَّه заседание jednání meddelelser der Bericht πρακτικά εργασιών actas läbirääkimised صورت جلسه pöytäkirjat débats פּרוֹטוֹקוֹל कार्यवाही akták; előadások laporan persidangan atburðarás, fundargerð atti 議事録 의사록 eiga, protokolas, darbai, pranešimai (sēdes) norise; darbs prosiding werkzaamheden, handelingen forhandlinger; møtereferat obrady, prace, protokoły actividades dezbateri протокол rokovanie razprava zapisnik förfarande, förehavanden, protokoll สิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นในการประชุม olaylar, olup bitenler 會議錄 робота; праці روداد nghi thức 会议录

2 a legal action We shall start proceedings against him if the bill is not paid. stappe إجْراءات قانونيَّه завеждане на дело soudní řízení retsforfølgelse das Verfahren δικαστική ενέργεια, διαδικασία proceso kohtuprotsess اقدام قانونی kanne poursuites תְּבִיעָה प्रगति, प्रगमन (bírósági) eljárás tuntutan málarekstur procedimento 訴訟 소송 byla, teismo procesas tiesas prāva mengambil tindakan undang-undang gerechtelijke actie saksanlegg, rettslig tiltale postępowanie (prawne) processo urmărire, acţiune în justiţie судебное разбирательство súdne konanie postopek zakonski postupak lagliga åtgärder วิธีการทางกฎหมาย kovuşturma, yasal işlemler 起訴 судочинство کارروائي vụ kiện 起诉

n pl proceeds [ˈprəusiːdz]

money or profit made (from a sale etc) They gave the proceeds of the sale to charity. opbrengs إيراد، مَدْخول، رِبْح постъпления výtěžek overskud der Erlös έσοδα, κέρδη ingresos, ganancias tulu درآمد؛ سود myyntitulot produit הַכנָסוֹת आगम, आय bevétel hasil ágóði profitto, ricavo 収入 수익 pajamos ieņēmumi; peļņa hasil kutipan opbrengst utbytte dochód lucros beneficiu выручка, доход výťažok, zisk izkupiček ostvareni prihod intäkter, behållning, vinst รายได้ kazanç, hâsılat 收入，收益 виторг, прибуток منافع tiền từ thiện 收入，收益