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Thesaurus: proceed

To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey.

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  1. v. i. To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey.
  2. v. i. To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another; as, to proceed with a story or argument.
  3. v. i. To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from; as, light proceeds from the sun.
  4. v. i. 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. v. i. To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
  6. v. i. To have application or effect; to operate.
  7. v. i. To begin and carry on a legal process.
  8. n. See Proceeds.
  9. v. continue talking
  10. v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space
  11. v. follow a procedure or take a course
  12. v. follow a certain course