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Proceeding

verb
/pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 7.7

Definitions

1.verbTo move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on
"To proceed on a journey."
2.verbTo pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.
"To proceed with a story or argument."
3.verbTo come from; to have as its source or origin.
"Light proceeds from the sun."
4.verbTo go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically
5.verbTo be transacted; to take place; to occur.
6.verb(of a rule) To be applicable or effective; to be valid.
7.verbTo begin and carry on a legal process.
8.verbTo take an academic degree.
9.nounThe act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction
10.nounAn event or happening; something that happens
11.noun(always in plural) A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.
12.nounProgress or movement from one thing to another.
13.nounA measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction
"a cautious or a violent proceeding"
14.nounAny legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.

Synonyms

forthgoprogressmeasureprocedurestepjudicial proceedinglegal proceedingadvancingstartingunderwaystartundertake

Antonyms

recederegress

Rhymes With

precedingmisleadingsucceedingpleadingleadingrecedingexceedingconceding
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