Proceeding
/pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:20 pts10 letters
Definition of Proceeding
verb
- To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on
"To proceed on a journey."
- To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.
"To proceed with a story or argument."
- To come from; to have as its source or origin.
"Light proceeds from the sun."
- To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically
- To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
noun
- The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction
- An event or happening; something that happens
- (always in plural) A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.
- Progress or movement from one thing to another.
- A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction
"a cautious or a violent proceeding"
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SYNONYMS
forthgoprogressmeasureprocedurestep
ANTONYMS
recederegress