proceed

Pronunciation

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Verb

Plain form proceed

Third-person singular proceeds

Past tense proceeded

Past participle proceeded

Present participle proceeding

1. (intransitive) When you proceed, you go forward with something.

   The reporter proceeded with the interview.

   They proceeded down the road.

   After finding the money, he proceeded to put it in his pocket.

Synonyms

• continue
• go

Antonyms

• recede
• stop
• reverse

Related words

• procedural
• procedure
• proceeding
• proceeds

See also

• precede