Dictionary entry details
• PROCEED (verb)
Meaning:
Continue talking
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
proceed; continue; carry on; go on
Context examples:
I know it's hard, / but there is no choice / carry on--pretend we are not in the room
Hypernyms (to "proceed" is one way to...):
speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "proceed"):
segue (proceed without interruption; in music or talk)
jog; ramble; ramble on (continue talking or writing in a desultory manner)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Meaning:
Move ahead; travel onward in time or space
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
go forward; proceed; continue
Context examples:
We proceeded towards Washington / She continued in the direction of the hills / We are moving ahead in time now
Hypernyms (to "proceed" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "proceed"):
wander (go via an indirect route or at no set pace)
limp (proceed slowly or with difficulty)
roar (act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way)
trace (make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along)
head (to go or travel towards)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
They proceed up the hill
Meaning:
Follow a procedure or take a course
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
go; proceed; move
Context examples:
We should go farther in this matter / She went through a lot of trouble / go about the world in a certain manner / Messages must go through diplomatic channels
Hypernyms (to "proceed" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "proceed"):
work (proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity)
embark; venture (proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers)
steamroll; steamroller (proceed with great force)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Follow a certain course
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
proceed; go
Context examples:
The inauguration went well / how did your interview go?
Hypernyms (to "proceed" is one way to...):
come about; fall out; go on; hap; happen; occur; pass; pass off; take place (come to pass)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "proceed"):
drag; drag on; drag out (proceed for an extended period of time)
come; do; fare; get along; make out (proceed or get along)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Meaning:
Continue a certain state, condition, or activity
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
continue; go on; go along; keep; proceed
Context examples:
Keep on working! / We continued to work into the night / Keep smiling / We went on working until well past midnight
Hypernyms (to "proceed" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "proceed"):
hold (remain in a certain state, position, or condition)
keep going; run on (continue uninterrupted)
ride (continue undisturbed and without interference)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
