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pro·ceed
\\prō-ˈsēd, prə-\\ intransitive verb1. to come forth from a source :

issue

    strange sounds proceeded from the room
2.
  a. to continue after a pause or interruption
  b. to go on in an orderly regulated way
3.
  a. to begin and carry on an action, process, or movement
  b. to be in the process of being accomplished
      the work is proceeding well
4. to move along a course :

advance

Synonyms: see

proceed
  1382, from O.Fr. proceder (13c.), from L. procedere "go forward, advance," from pro- "forward" + cedere "to go" (see cede) Proceeds (n.) "results, profits" is first attested 1665, on the notion of "that which proceeds from something." Proceedings "records of the doings of a society" is from 1830.

☞ proceed
pro·ceed / prE5si:d; NAmE prou- / verb1. [V] ~ (with sth) to continue doing sth that has already been started; to continue being done
   继续做(或从事、进行):
   We're not sure whether we still want to proceed with the sale.
   我们不确定是否还要继续减价促销。
   Work is proceeding slowly.
   工作进展缓慢。
2. [V to inf] to do sth next, after having done sth else first
   接着做；继而做
   SYN 

go on

:
   He outlined his plans and then proceeded to explain them in more detail.
   他简单介绍了他的计划,接着又进行了较详细的解释。
  (humorous) Having said she wasn't hungry, she then proceeded to order a three-course meal.
   她先说不饿,接着却要了一份三道菜的大餐。
3. [V +adv. / prep.] (formal) to move or travel in a particular direction
   行进；前往:
   The marchers proceeded slowly along the street.
   游行者沿着街道缓缓行进。
   Passengers for Rome should proceed to Gate 32 for boarding.
   前往罗马的旅客,请到 32 号登机口登机。
 PHRASAL VERBS 
▪ pro'ceed against sb (law 律)
   to start a court case against sb
   起诉(某人)
▪ pro'ceed from sth (formal)
   to be caused by or be the result of sth
   由…引起；起因于；是…的结果

proceed verb

pro·ceed
I. \prōˈsēd, prəˈs-\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English proceden, proceeden, from Middle French proceder, from Latin procedere, from pro- before, forward, forth + cedere to go, proceed — more at ,
1. : issue: as
 a. : to come forth from a usually specified place or thing
  < his lips began to form some words, though no sound proceeded from them — Charles Dickens >
 b. : to come into being : take origin :
  < assuring her that his seeming inattention had only proceeded from his being involved in a profound meditation — T.L.Peacock >
 c. : to come forth by way of descent from a specified parent or ancestor
  < a family that proceeds from a long line of royalty >
2. : continue: as
 a.
  (1) : to go on (as after a pause or an interruption) with what has been begun : go forward from a point already arrived at : go ahead
   < let us proceed with the examination of our second main question — W.J.Reilly >
   < said he would proceed only when there was silence >
  (2) : to go on with one's movement or traveling : go forward on one's way : make one's way forward
   < had proceeded to the Polish capital — Current Biography >
   < proceeded from one city to another >
   < proceeded into the next room >
  (3) : to go on with what one is saying or writing : move along with the thread of one's discourse or the development of one's ideas
 b. : to go on from one point to another : move along from one part of a series or sequence of things to another : pass along in an orderly regulated way usually decided upon in advance
  < later we shall proceed to a detailed discussion of the various parts of the country — P.E.James >
3.
 a. : to begin and carry on some action, process, or movement : set out on a course
  < proceeded to wage the bloodiest war in history — M.W.Straight >
  < proceeded to walk up and down the big and half-lit chamber — William Black >
  < proceeded to examine his new acquaintance — W.M.Thackeray >
 b. : to deal with something or act toward something in a particular way
  < proceed rather harshly with themselves >
 c.
  (1) : to go to law : take legal action : enter upon a lawsuit
   < threatened to proceed against him >
   : engage in legal prosecution
   < decided to proceed against war criminals in a more thorough fashion — R.G.Neumann >
  (2) : to carry on a legal action or process
   < the courts are now proceeding with the case >
4.
 a.
  (1) : to become progressively effected or moved toward completion
   < the job proceeded in the eerie glow of portable floodlights — E.J.Long >
   < an understanding of how lawmaking proceeds — F.A.Ogg & Harold Zink >
  (2) : to be in the process of being done, accomplished, or furthered : be under way
   < negotiations now proceeding in the printing trade — Jack Morpurgo >
 b. obsolete : ,
  < he will … tell you what hath proceeded worthy note today — Shakespeare >
5. Britain
 a. : to graduate as the recipient of an indicated academic degree usually higher than a B.A.
  < had proceeded M.A. at the age of 18 — Times. Literary Supplement >
 b. : to work toward an academic degree
  < undergraduates proceeding to a degree in the university — University of Toronto Cat. >
6.
 a. : to move along on a particular course or in a particular way or direction or toward a particular thing : move on : go along :
  < her thinking probably does not proceed exactly this way — S.L.Payne >
  < as the conference proceeded — Vera M. Dean >
  < the highway proceeds due south through a prosperous farm country — American Guide Series: Michigan >
  : make progress
  < proceeding steadily towards the beginning of a truly national literature — Report: (Canadian) Royal Commission on National Development >
  < the organization of towns proceeded rapidly under his jurisdiction — W.E.Stevens >
 b. archaic : to make out : get along :
  < make inquiry what family he has, and how they proceed — Samuel Johnson >
Synonyms: see
II. \ˈprōˌsēd\ noun
(-s)

archaic :