proceed

pro|ceed [ prə`sid ] verb intransitive ***

1. ) to continue to happen:

These negotiations had been proceeding since the late 1960s.

a ) used about something that you continue doing, usually something that you might have stopped doing:

We have been advised by the legal team to proceed cautiously.

proceed with: The team owner is proceeding with his plan to move the stadium.

2. ) FORMAL to go in a particular direction:

Passengers for flight 406 to New York should proceed to gate 32.

The main road proceeds north for another two miles.

3. ) used for telling other people about a surprising, embarrassing, or annoying thing that someone has done:

proceed to do something: She had a few beers and proceeded to tell everyone in the bar about our personal problems.

4. ) to make progress by moving to the next stage in a series of actions or events:

proceed to: The Australian team will proceed to the quarterfinals.

We would like your input before we proceed to the final stage of planning.

pro`ceed a,gainst phrasal verb transitive LEGAL

proceed against someone to begin a case against someone in a court of law

pro`ceed from phrasal verb transitive FORMAL

proceed from something to have a particular cause or origin