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pro⋅ceed

  [v. pruh-seed; n. proh-seed]
Use proceed in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to move or go forward or onward, esp. after stopping.
2. to carry on or continue any action or process.
3. to go on to do something.
4. to continue one's discourse.
5. Law.
a. to begin and carry on a legal action.
b. to take legal action (usually fol. by against).
6. to be carried on, as an action or process.
7. to go or come forth; issue (often fol. by from).
8. to arise, originate, or result (usually fol. by from).
–noun
9. proceeds,
a. something that results or accrues.
b. the total amount derived from a sale or other transaction: The proceeds from the deal were divided equally among us.
c. the profits or returns from a sale, investment, etc.
10. Archaic. proceeds.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME procede < L prōcēdere. See pro- 1 , cede

Related forms:
pro⋅ceed⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. progress, continue, pass on. See advance. 7. emanate. 8. spring, ensue.

Antonyms:
1. recede.
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pro·ceed   (prō-sēd', prə-)   
intr.v.   pro·ceed·ed, pro·ceed·ing, pro·ceeds

  1. To go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue: proceeded to his destination; paused to clear her throat, then proceeded.

  2. To begin to carry on an action or a process: looked surprised, then proceeded to roar with laughter.

  3. To move on in an orderly manner: Business proceeded as usual.

  4. To come from a source; originate or issue: behavior proceeding from hidden motives. See Synonyms at stem1.

  5. Law To institute and conduct legal action: proceeded against the defaulting debtor.

pl.n.   pro·ceeds (prō'sēdz')
The amount of money derived from a commercial or fundraising venture; the yield.

[Middle English proceden, from Old French proceder, from Latin prōcēdere : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·ceed'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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