intransitive. Of a person or (now only) God, the Holy Spirit, etc.: to do something; to operate, act. Also: (of God, the Holy Spirit, etc.) to…

intransitive. To proceed in an emergency or crisis; to have recourse to some procedure or action; to contrive, manage; to get by on (a limited…

intransitive (also in prepositional passive). To begin and carry on an action or course of action, a piece of work, an investigation, etc.; to go…

intransitive. To take action; to proceed against a person or thing. Also transitive with adverbial noun phrase, in to move a step.

transitive. To surpass in quality or degree; to excel; to exceed. Obsolete.

To take action, act, proceed (usually in some matter or affair). Obsolete.

figurative. intransitive. With upon. To proceed on, act on the basis of. Obsolete.

intransitive. To go on, take place; = proceed, v. 6a. Obsolete. rare.