Definition of proceed

• v. i. - To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey.
• v. i. - To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another; as, to proceed with a story or argument.
• v. i. - To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from; as, light proceeds from the sun.
• v. i. - 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.
• v. i. - To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
• v. i. - To have application or effect; to operate.
• v. i. - To begin and carry on a legal process.
• n. - See Proceeds.