proceed

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb continue talking; he continued,
  2. verb move ahead; travel onward in time or space
  3. verb follow a procedure or take a course

Etymology

From Middle English proceden, from Old French proceder, from Latin prōcēdō (“to go forth, go forward, advance”), from prō (“forth”) + cēdō (“to go”); see cede.

In classic literature

Synonyms

continue, go on, carry on

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