noun ·see proceeds.
2. proceed ·vi to begin and carry on a legal process.
3. proceed ·vi to be transacted; to take place; to occur.
4. proceed ·vi to have application or effect; to operate.
5. proceed ·vi to pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another; as, to proceed with a story or argument.
6. proceed ·vi to issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from; as, light proceeds from the sun.
7. proceed ·vi 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.
8. proceed ·vi to move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey.