Translate proceed | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of proceed
verb
[no object] begin or continue a course of action:we can proceed with our investigation move forward, especially after reaching a certain point:the ship could proceed to Milwaukee [with infinitive] do something as a natural or seemingly inevitable next step:opposite the front door was a staircase, which I proceeded to climb Law start a lawsuit against someone:he may still be able to proceed against the contractor under the common law negligence rules (of an action) be started:negotiations must proceed without delay (of an action) be carried on or continued:as the excavation proceeds, the visible layers can be recorded and studied originate from:his claim that all power proceeded from God
