proceed — to continue with a course of action
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to continue with a course of action
Pronunciation (IPA): /prəˈsiːd/
Example Sentences
- After eating 10 hamburgers, he proceeded to order dessert.
- The meeting will proceed despite the fire alarm going off.
- Please proceed to gate 5 for boarding.
proceed
VERB[/prəˈsiːd/]
to continue with a course of action
💡 Concept
to continue with a course of action
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/prəˈsiːd/
🇬🇧 UK/prəˈsiːd/
🌳Etymology
Prefixpro--
Rootceed
🎵Rhyme
succeedexceedconcederecede
succeed
exceed
concede
recede
🔗Collocations
proceed with caution
proceed to do
proceed as planned
proceed immediately
proceed smoothly
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“After eating 10 hamburgers, he proceeded to order dessert.”
😄 Fun example
“The meeting will proceed despite the fire alarm going off.”
“Please proceed to gate 5 for boarding.”
“We should proceed with the project as scheduled.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
continueadvanceprogressmove forwardcarry on
Antonyms
stophaltretreat
Related
processprocedureproceedingssuccessexceed
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