proceedverb [ I ]
uk/prəˈsiːd/us/proʊˈsiːd/C1 to continue as planned:
His lawyers have decided not to proceed with the case.
Preparations for the festival are now proceeding smoothly.
proceed to do sth
C2 to do something after you have done something else:
She sat down and proceeded to tell me about her skiing holiday.
humorous He told me he was on a diet and then proceeded to eat a plateful of chips!
formal to move forward or travel in a particular direction:
Passengers for Madrid should proceed to gate 26 for boarding.
More examples
- We need to think about how to proceed from here.
- You should proceed with caution.
- The suspect alighted from the train at Euston and proceeded to Heathrow.
- He proceeded to relieve himself against a tree.
- Should you decide to proceed with the treatment you will be contacted by the hospital.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Continue & last
- (it's) business as usual idiom
- bash on
- carry (sth) on
- cease
- cont
- contd
- drag
- keep at sth
- keep on doing sth
- keep on trucking idiom
- keep sb at it idiom
- nine
- push
- run over (sth)
- see sth out
- segue
- soldier on
- spill
- stick
- string
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Making progress and advancing
Advancing and moving forward
Phrasal verb(s)
proceed against sb