The Meaning of proceed

• (v. i.) To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey.
• (v. i.) To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another; as, to proceed with a story or argument.
• (v. i.) To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from; as, light proceeds from the sun.
• (v. i.) To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act by method; to prosecute a design.
• (v. i.) To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
• (v. i.) To have application or effect; to operate.
• (v. i.) To begin and carry on a legal process.
• (n.) See Proceeds.

Synonyms

continue , go on , carry on , go forward , continue , go , move , go , continue , go on , go along , keep

Antonyms

discontinue

Rhymes

accede , agreed , aidid , airspeed , alwaleed , aniseed , appleseed , aristede , aristide , bead , bede , beede , bleed , brede , breed , cede , centipede , concede , cottonseed , creed , decreed , dede , deed , degreed , disagreed , duckweed , ede , exceed , fede , feed , fireweed , flaxseed , frede , freed , freid , fried , friede , gaede , ganymede , gilead , glede , gleed , greed , guaranteed , hamid , heed , impede , inbreed , indeed , intercede , keyed , knead , kneed , laclede , lead , leed , linseed , lipide , mead , meade , milkweed , misdeed , mislead , misread , need , nied , nosebleed , oilseed , peed , pitied , plead , pokeweed , precede , proofread , prophesied , ragweed , rapeseed , rasheed , rashid , read , recede , reed , reid , reread , reseed , ried , riede , schmead , screed , seaweed , secede , seed , shaheed , siegfried , sinead , skied , smead , snead , sneed , speed , stampede , steed , streed , succeed , swede , teide , thede , thiede , tiede , treed , tweed , vahid , wahid , waleed , walid , weed , wied , wrede