Definition of proceeding
noun:
- (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked. Synonyms: legal proceeding, proceedings.
verb:
- continue talking; he continued,; "I know it's hard,", "but there is no choice", "carry on--pretend we are not in the room". Synonyms: carry on, continue, go on, proceed.
- 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". Synonyms: continue, go forward, proceed.
- 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". Synonyms: go, move, proceed.
- follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well", "how did your interview go?". Synonyms: go, proceed.
- 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". Synonyms: continue, go along, go on, keep, proceed. Antonyms: discontinue.
Related words
action, adoption, appeal, bankruptcy, case, causa, cause, come, do, drag, embark, fare, foreclosure, head, hearing, hold, intervention, jog, lawsuit, limp, litigation, naturalisation, naturalization, procedure, ramble, receivership, review, ride, roar, segue, steamroll, steamroller, suit, trace, trial, venture, wander, work.
Words nearby
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Rhymes with
beading, bleeding, breeding, ceding, conceding, exceeding, feeding, impeding, inbreeding, leading, misleading, misreading, pleading, preceding, reading, receding, receding, speeding, succeeding.
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