Proceed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

continue talking; he continued,

move ahead; travel onward in time or space

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəsˈiːd/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəsˈiːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəsˈiːd/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹəsˈiːd/.

Examples

I know it's hard,
but there is no choice
carry on--pretend we are not in the room

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

discontinue

Parts of Speech

verb	continue talking; he continued, “I know it's hard,”
verb	move ahead; travel onward in time or space “We proceeded towards Washington”
verb	follow a procedure or take a course “We should go farther in this matter”
verb	follow a certain course “The inauguration went well”
verb	continue a certain state, condition, or activity “Keep on working!”

Word Forms

continuation	noun	the consequence of being lengthened in duration
procession	noun	the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
procedure	noun	a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
proceedings	noun	(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
proceeding	noun	(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
continuance	noun	the act of continuing an activity without interruption

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fortfahren

rede weiter; er fuhr fort,

🇫🇷French

procéder

continuez à parler; il a continué,

🇪🇸Spanish

proceder

seguir hablando; él continuó,

🇮🇹Italian

procedere

continuare a parlare; ha continuato,

🇳🇱Dutch

doorgaan

blijf praten; vervolgde hij,

🇵🇹Portuguese

prosseguir

continue falando; ele continuou,

🇷🇺Russian

продолжить

продолжать говорить; он продолжил,

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आगे बढ़ना

बात करना जारी रखें; उसने जारी रखा,

🇧🇩Bengali

এগিয়ে যান

কথা চালিয়ে যান; তিনি চালিয়ে যান,

🇮🇳Tamil

தொடர

தொடர்ந்து பேசுங்கள்; அவர் தொடர்ந்தார்,

🇮🇳Telugu

కొనసాగండి

మాట్లాడటం కొనసాగించండి; అతను కొనసాగించాడు,

🇮🇳Marathi

पुढे जा

बोलणे सुरू ठेवा; तो पुढे म्हणाला,

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગળ વધો

વાત ચાલુ રાખો; તેણે ચાલુ રાખ્યું,

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದುವರೆಯಿರಿ

ಮಾತನಾಡುವುದನ್ನು ಮುಂದುವರಿಸಿ; ಅವರು ಮುಂದುವರಿಸಿದರು,

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുടരുക

സംസാരം തുടരുക; അവൻ തുടർന്നു,

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧੋ

ਗੱਲ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਰੀ ਰੱਖੋ; ਉਸਨੇ ਜਾਰੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ,

🇵🇰Urdu

آگے بڑھو

بات جاری رکھیں اس نے جاری رکھا،

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

继续

继续说话；他继续说，

🇯🇵Japanese

進む

話し続けます。彼は続けて、

🇰🇷Korean

진행하다

계속 말하세요. 그는 계속해서,

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếp tục

tiếp tục nói chuyện; anh ấy tiếp tục,

🇹🇭Thai

ดำเนินการ

พูดต่อ; เขาพูดต่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

melanjutkan

terus berbicara; dia melanjutkan,

🇵🇭Filipino

magpatuloy

magpatuloy sa pakikipag-usap; patuloy niya,

🇲🇾Malay

teruskan

terus bercakap; dia menyambung,

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتابع

أكمل الحديث؛ وتابع،

🇮🇷Persian

ادامه دهید

ادامه صحبت؛ او ادامه داد،

🇹🇷Turkish

ilerlemek

konuşmaya devam et; devam etti:

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְקַדֵם

להמשיך לדבר; הוא המשיך,

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What is the primary definition of the word 'proceed'?

The primary meaning of 'proceed' is 'continue talking; he continued,'.

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Using 'proceed' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'proceed' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'proceed' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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