proceed
part of speech
verb (proceed, proceeds, proceeded, proceeding); noun (proceeds, plural only)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) To proceed is to go on or continue, often after a stop. tree →
2) (formal) To proceed somewhere is to go or move there. tree →
3) (formal) To proceed to do something is to do it next. tree →
4) The proceeds of a sale or event are the money it makes. tree →
sense in the lessons
It is a stiff word in instructions, exams, announcements and safety signs: "Proceed to the exit", "Please proceed with caution". In maths instructions: "Proceed to the next question". In charity events: "All proceeds go to the hospital". Phrases: proceed with, proceed to, proceed with caution.
examples
- Please proceed to the hall. tree →
- When you finish part A, proceed to part B. tree →
- Proceed with caution: the floor is wet. tree →
- The game proceeded after the rain stopped. tree →
- All proceeds from the cake sale go to charity. tree →
- He sat down and proceeded to eat all the biscuits. tree →
- Passengers should proceed to gate 7. tree →
- The proceeds were 120 dollars, shared between 4 charities, so 30 dollars each. tree →
- They had not proceeded far when they met a Lion. tree →
note
Formal; everyday: go on, go, carry on. Spelling trap: proceed has "-eed", but procedure has one e: "-edure". Also: precede (come before) is a different word. Noun "proceeds" is plural and means money made, which in problems is total income.
In the corpora
- They are terrible and dreadful; their law and their majesty proceed from themselves.
- Elihu also proceeded, and said:
- Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
- Out of the mouth of the Most High proceedeth not evil and good?
- There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceedeth from a ruler:
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «proceed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.