To Proceed
1 (intransitive) To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on<p>2 (intransitive) To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.</p><p>3 (intransitive) To come from; to have as its source or origin.</p><p>4 (intransitive) To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically</p><p>5 (intransitive) To be transacted; to take place; to occur.</p><p>6 (intransitive, of a rule) To be applicable or effective; to be valid.</p><p>7 (law, intransitive) To begin and carry on a legal process.</p><p>8 (intransitive) To take an academic degree.</p><p>Usage notes</p><p>When used as a catenative verb, proceed takes the to infinitive (i.e. one says proceed to swing, not proceed swing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs.</p><p>Not to be confused with precede.</p><p>Many of the other English verbs ultimately derived from Latin cēdō are spelled ending in "cede", so the misspelling "procede" is common.</p><p>Synonyms</p><p>progress, forthgo</p><p>Antonyms </p><p>regress</p><p>recede</p>