(?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Proceeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Proceeding.] [F. procder. fr. L. procedere, processum, to go before, to proceed; pro forward + cedere to move. See Cede.] 1.
To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey.
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-If thou proceed in this thy insolence. Shak.
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2.
To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another; as, to proceed with a story or argument.
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3.
To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from; as, light proceeds from the sun.
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-I proceeded forth and came from God. John viii. 42.
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-It proceeds from policy, not love. Shak.
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4.
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.
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-He that proceeds upon other principles in his inquiry. Locke.
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5.
To be transacted; to take place; to occur. [Obs.]
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-He will, after his sour fashion, tell you
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