What does proceed mean?
Word: Proceed
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Proceed means to go forward, or to carry on with something that has already started.
Synonyms: continue, advance, go on
Antonyms: stop, retreat
How do you spell proceed?
Syllables: pro - ceed
Tricky part: It starts with pro, meaning forward, and the ending is ceed with a double e. Words like precede and recede end in cede, which is why proceed is so often written procede.
Watch out for: procede, proseed, procead
Memory tip: Only three common words end in ceed: exceed, proceed and succeed. Remember the line: if you proceed to exceed the target, you succeed.
Proceed in a sentence
Example 1: The quizmaster asked the team to proceed to the next round.
Example 2: After lunch, the class proceeded to the museum's second floor.
Example 3: The match will proceed once the rain stops.
Fun Fact
Proceed comes from Latin procedere, to go forward, and the money raised at an event is still called its proceeds.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
proceed
a) rush
b) halt
c) progress
d) travel
Show answer
b) halt. To halt is to stop, which is the opposite of going on.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
After the short break, the singers will proceed with the second half of the consert.
a) second
b) proceed
c) singers
d) consert
Show answer
d) consert. Concert is spelt with a c after the n.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) proceed
b) retern
c) arive
d) folow
Show answer
a) proceed. Arrive and follow each need a double letter, and return has ur in the middle.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
decopre
a) precede
b) proceed
c) proved
d) record
Show answer
b) proceed. Precede has three e's and no o, record needs a second r, and proved a v.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A station announcement says, 'Passengers, please proceed to platform 3.' What should they do?
a) leave the station
b) wait where they are
c) walk to platform 3
d) buy another ticket
Show answer
c) walk to platform 3
2. Proceed with caution means:
a) run very fast
b) turn back home
c) stop at once
d) go ahead carefully
Show answer
d) go ahead carefully
