proceed

proceed is a 7-letter English word with 13 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey.
2. intransitive verb. To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another; as, to proceed with a story or argument.
3. intransitive verb. To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from; as, light proceeds from the sun.
4. intransitive verb. To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act by method; to prosecute a design.
5. intransitive verb. To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
6. intransitive verb. To have application or effect; to operate.
7. intransitive verb. To begin and carry on a legal process.
8. noun. See Proceeds.
9. verb. follow a certain course

   "The inauguration went well"

   "how did your interview go?"

   Synonyms: go

10. verb. continue talking he continued, "but there is no choice"

    "I know it's hard,"

    "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

    Synonyms: continue

11. verb. move ahead; travel onward in time or space

    "We proceeded towards Washington"

    "She continued in the direction of the hills"

    Synonyms: continue

12. verb. follow a procedure or take a course

    "We should go farther in this matter"

    "She went through a lot of trouble"

    Synonyms: go, move

13. verb. continue a certain state, condition, or activity

    "Keep on working!"

    "We continued to work into the night"

    Synonyms: continue, keep

Synonyms

go, continue, move, keep

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in proceed:

precode

Common word forms

proceeds, proceeded, proceeder, proceeding

Words from these letters

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