to proceed

1. How shall we go about practicing idiomatic English? 2. I am looking for a college teaching job. How do I go about finding one? 3. How do you go about buying a new car?.

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Whilst they were at their meal, more intent on kissing than on eating, they caught sight of a fishing boat proceeding along the coast. - Whilst they were at their meal, more intent on kissing than on eating, they descried a fishing boat proceeding along the coast.

Whilst they were at their meal, more intent on kissing than on eating, they descried a fishing boat proceeding along the coast. - Whilst they were at their meal, more intent on kissing than on eating, they caught sight of a fishing boat proceeding along the coast.

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If an activity, process, or event proceeds, it goes on and does not stop. The ideas were not new. Their development had proceeded steadily since the war

To begin and carry on a legal process

To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from; as, light proceeds from the sun

The proceeds of an event or activity are the money that has been obtained from it

To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another; as, to proceed with a story or argument

If you proceed to do something, you do it, often after doing something else first. He proceeded to tell me of my birth

pro·ceed proceeds proceeding proceeded The verb form proceeds is pronounced The plural noun in meaning

follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now

If you proceed with a course of action, you continue with it. The group proceeded with a march they knew would lead to bloodshed The trial has been delayed until November because the defence is not ready to proceed

To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a journey

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

follow a procedure or take a course; "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"

continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"

To have application or effect; to operate

move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now

continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

If you proceed in a particular direction, you go in that direction. She climbed the steps and proceeded along the upstairs hallway The freighter was allowed to proceed after satisfying them that it was not breaking sanctions. = continue

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follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

{f} continue, carry on; advance, progress, move forward

to proceed