proceed

verb

To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.

To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.

To be transacted; to take place; to occur.

To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically.

(law) To begin and carry on a legal process.

(of a rule) To be applicable or effective; to be valid.

To come from; to have as its source or origin.

To take an academic degree.

Roots

propro- · Latin · forth, forward cedo-ceed · Latin · go, yield

Synonyms for proceed

continuev gov moven wendv advancen undertakev startv

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Where does proceed come from?

The word proceed breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“forth, forward”); and -ceed, from Latin cedo (“go, yield”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.