proceed

🇺🇸 /prəʊˈsiːd/ 🇬🇧 /prəˈsiːd/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford5000CEFR-C1
intransitive verb
B2

to continue doing something that has already started

The project will proceed as planned.

B2

to do something after finishing something else

After the introduction, we will proceed to the main topic.

C1

to move forward in a direction

The parade will proceed down Main Street.

translation

vi. to continue doing something that has already started; to do something after finishing something else; to move forward in a direction

Word Forms

3rd Present proceeds
Past proceeded
Perfect proceeded
Progressive proceeding