verb

proceed

Translation

to proceed, to continue, to advance

Please proceed with your presentation.

The team will proceed to the next stage.

The parade proceeded down the main street.

((with sth.)) to continue doing sth. Please proceed with your work.

((to sth.)) to move to the next place or activity. Let's proceed to the next item on the agenda.

((against sb.)) to start legal action against sb. The company decided to proceed against them.

Synonyms: continue, advance, go on; Antonyms: stop, halt, retreat

From Latin 'pro-' (forward) + 'cedere' (to go). Literally 'to go forward'.

Think of 'pro' as in 'progress' and 'ceed' as in 'succeed'. To move forward to success.