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   proceed

   /prəˈsiːd/

   verb

   • 1. begin a course of action: "the consortium could proceed with the plan" Similar beginmake a startget goingmoveset something in motiontake actionactgo ontake stepstake measuresgo aheadmake progressmake headwaygo aheadcarry ongo oncontinuekeep onget onget aheadpursueprosecute
   • ▪ do something after something else: "opposite the front door was a staircase which I proceeded to climb"
   • ▪ (of an action) carry on or continue: "my studies are proceeding well"
   • ▪ start a lawsuit against someone: "he may still be able to proceed against the contractor under negligence rules" Similar take to courtstart proceedings againsttake proceedings againstbegin an action againststart an action againstsue
   • 2. move forward: "from the High Street, proceed over Magdalen Bridge" Similar gomake one's wayadvancemovemove forwardmove alongprogresscarry onpress onpush onOpposite stop
   • ▪ advance to a higher rank, status, or education: dated British "he did not proceed to university in his seventeenth year"
   • 3. originate from: "his claim that all power proceeded from God" Similar originatehave its originspringstemcomederiveariseissueflowemanatedescendresultfollowensuebeginemergestart

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French proceder, from Latin procedere, from pro- ‘forward’ + cedere ‘go’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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