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# proceed

«proceed» in Mova's school dictionary: **to go on or continue, often after a stop** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceed/#m1)

2) (formal) To proceed somewhere is to go or move there. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceed/#m2)

3) (formal) To proceed to do something is to do it next. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceed/#m3)

4) The proceeds of a sale or event are the money it makes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceed/#m4)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceed/#x1)
- When you finish part A, proceed to part B. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceed/#x2)
- Proceed with caution: the floor is wet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceed/#x3)
- The game proceeded after the rain stopped. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceed/#x4)
- All proceeds from the cake sale go to charity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceed/#x5)
- He sat down and proceeded to eat all the biscuits. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceed/#x6)
- Passengers should proceed to gate 7. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceed/#x7)
- The proceeds were 120 dollars, shared between 4 charities, so 30 dollars each. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceed/#x8)
- They had not proceeded far when they met a Lion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceed/#x9)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HAB.8/)
- [Elihu also proceeded, and said:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.940/)
- [Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1097/)
- [Out of the mouth of the Most High proceedeth not evil and good?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/LAM.91/)
- [There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceedeth from a ruler:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.192/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «proceed» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proceed/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.