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    pro·ceed
    [prəˈsēd]
    verb
    proceed (verb) · proceeds (third person present) · proceeded (past tense) · proceeded (past participle) · proceeding (present participle)
    1. 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"
      • 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"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French proceder, from Latin procedere, from pro- ‘forward’ + cedere ‘go’.
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    verb
    1. begin or continue a course of action:
      begin
      move
      set something in motion
      act
      go on
      go ahead
      carry on
      continue
      keep on
      get on
      get ahead
      pursue
      prosecute
      make a start
      get going
      take action
      take steps
      take measures
      make progress
      make headway
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