English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-proceed.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�d|-i�d

Verb
en-verb

1. To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey.
2. To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another; as, to proceed with a story or argument.
3. To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from; as, light proceeds from the sun.
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.
5. To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
6. To have application or effect; to operate.
7. To begin and carry on a legal process.

Usage notes
This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Translations
trans-top|go forward
Dutch: doorgaan, verdergaan
Finnish: edetä, mennä eteenpäin
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (������, zenshinsuru)
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trans-top|pass from one point to another
Dutch: doorgaan, verdergaan
trans-mid
Finnish: edetä
trans-bottom

trans-top|come forth as a source or origin
Dutch: voortkomen, afkomstig zijn van
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|go on in an orderly or regulated manner
Dutch: doorgaan, verdergaan
trans-mid
French: procéder
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trans-top|take place
Dutch: doorgaan
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|have application or effect
trans-mid
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trans-top|begin and carry on a legal process
trans-mid
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Translations to be checked
checktrans
ttbc|German: vorgehen

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

See also
proceeds (noun)

Category:English control verbs

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