proceed

Everyday

1. (formal) To proceed is to go on or continue, often after a stop. tree →
2. (formal) To proceed somewhere is to go or move there. tree →
3. (formal) To proceed to do something is to do it next. tree →
4. The proceeds of a sale or event are the money it makes. tree →

In the lessons

It is a stiff word in instructions, exams, announcements and safety signs: "Proceed to the exit", "Please proceed with caution". In maths instructions: "Proceed to the next question". In charity events: "All proceeds go to the hospital". Phrases: proceed with, proceed to, proceed with caution.

Examples

• Please proceed to the hall. tree →
• When you finish part A, proceed to part B. tree →
• Proceed with caution: the floor is wet. tree →
• The game proceeded after the rain stopped. tree →
• All proceeds from the cake sale go to charity. tree →
• He sat down and proceeded to eat all the biscuits. tree →
• Passengers should proceed to gate 7. tree →
• The proceeds were 120 dollars, shared between 4 charities, so 30 dollars each. tree →
• They had not proceeded far when they met a Lion. tree →

Note

Formal; everyday: go on, go, carry on. Spelling trap: proceed has "-eed", but procedure has one e: "-edure". Also: precede (come before) is a different word. Noun "proceeds" is plural and means money made, which in problems is total income.

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah, "that which hath proceeded out of your mouth" means what you have spoken or promised. In the Prophets and Writings it also means to come forth from someone, as a descendant from the body of a king, or to go on, as Job says he will proceed no further.

Interpretation. The tradition treats a spoken promise as binding. In Sefer Yetzirah all things are said to proceed from the three mother letters. The promise to David that a son will proceed from his body is read as pointing to the line of kings, and later to the Messiah.

Examples

• Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.' (Torah NUM.32.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• The Three Mothers Aleph, Mem and Shin are the Foundation, from them spring three Fathers, and from these have proceeded all things that are in the world. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• These three mothers enclose a mighty mystery, most occult and most marvelous, sealed as with six rings, and from them proceed primeval Fire, Water, and Air; these are subsequently differentiated into male and female. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
• They are terrible and dreadful; their law and their majesty proceed from themselves. (Prophets HAB.1.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further. (Writings JOB.40.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy body, and I will establish his kingdom. (Prophets 2SA.7.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Formal; everyday: go on, go, carry on. Spelling trap: proceed has "-eed", but procedure has one e: "-edure". Also: precede (come before) is a different word. Noun "proceeds" is plural and means money made, which in problems is total income.