proceeding

noun

The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction.

A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction.

An event or happening; something that happens.

Progress or movement from one thing to another.

(always in plural) A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.

(law) Any legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.

Roots

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

Synonyms for proceeding

proceduren processn motionsn progressingv

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Where does proceeding come from?

The word proceeding 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.