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Proceeding   /prəsˈidɪŋ/  /proʊsˈidɪŋ/   Listen
Proceeding

noun
1.
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked.  Synonyms: legal proceeding, proceedings.



Proceed

verb
(past & past part. proceeded; pres. part. proceeding)
1.
Continue talking.  Synonyms: carry on, continue, go on.  "But there is no choice" , "Carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
2.
Move ahead; travel onward in time or space.  Synonyms: continue, go forward.  "She continued in the direction of the hills" , "We are moving ahead in time now"
3.
Follow a procedure or take a course.  Synonyms: go, move.  "She went through a lot of trouble" , "Go about the world in a certain manner" , "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
4.
Follow a certain course.  Synonym: go.  "How did your interview go?"
5.
Continue a certain state, condition, or activity.  Synonyms: continue, go along, go on, keep.  "We continued to work into the night" , "Keep smiling" , "We went on working until well past midnight"



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"Proceeding" Quotes from Famous Books



... the new moon, pray three instead of five times a day, and in praying hold their hands open by their sides instead of folding them below the breast. The word Shiah means a follower, and Sunni one proceeding on the sunnah, the path or way, a term applied to the traditions of the Prophet. The two words have thus almost the same signification. Except when otherwise stated, the information in this ...
— The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) • R.V. Russell

... resolutions promulgated (for instead of being passed at a full meeting, it is now understood they were drawn up between Messrs. Shout and Quill, under the private dictation of Mr. Jaw), than the public mind began seriously to meditate proceeding to extremities. That perfection in the mechanic arts, which had hitherto formed our pride and boast, now proved to be our greatest enemy. It is thought that the leaders of this ill-directed party meant, in truth, to confine themselves to certain electioneering effects; ...
— The Monikins • J. Fenimore Cooper

... July while ferrying across the Hudson, I noticed north of the landing at Dyckman St., what appeared to be chestnut trees in bloom. On investigation, I found these to be living native chestnuts, of the peculiar strip type I shall describe later, and proceeding further north from this, where the Harlem enters the Hudson. I was led into a forest where I found at least 40 living chestnuts, some of which were in good condition, and one particularly was leafy nearly to the top. (Fig. 1) Naturally, one would immediately ...
— Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Sixth Annual Meeting. Rochester, New York, September 1 and 2, 1915 • Various

... Pharaoh's palace. Our own mozos and our Indian guides were assisting in its operations with the utmost zeal; and in a few minutes, some sitting round the fire, and others upon broken pyramids, we refreshed ourselves with fried chicken, bread, and hard eggs, before proceeding farther on our exploring expedition. Unromantic as this proceeding was, we looked, Indians and all, rather awful, with no other light than the ruddy glare of the fire, flickering upon the strange, gigantic forms in that vast labyrinth; and as to what we felt, our valour ...
— Life in Mexico • Frances Calderon de la Barca

... become personally distinguished from the source of His being until, and in connection with, the creation of the world. Hence there arose the distinction between the Logos endiathetos, or as yet within the being of the Father, and the Logos prophorikos, or as proceeding forth and becoming a distinct person. Here is, at any rate, a marked advance upon the speculation of Philo, by whom the Logos is ...
— A Source Book for Ancient Church History • Joseph Cullen Ayer, Jr., Ph.D.


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