| VERB | communication | proceed, continue, go on, carry on | continue talking / talking / talking |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | proceed, go forward, continue | move ahead | |
| social | proceed, go, move | follow a procedure or take a course | |
| change | proceed, go | follow a certain course | |
| stative | proceed, continue, go on, go along, keep | continue a certain state, condition, or activity |
| Sounds | persiy'd; prahsiy'd; prowsiy'd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | able-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd... | |
| Meaning | Continue talking / talking / talking. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Synonyms | continue, go on, carry on | |
| Narrower | ramble on, ramble, jog | Continue talking / talking or writing in a desultory manner |
| segue | proceed without interruption | |
| Broader | talk, speak | Exchange thoughts |
| Spanish | continuar, proseguir, seguir | |
| Catalan | continuar, prosseguir, seguir | |
| Meaning | Move ahead; travel onward in time or space. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Model | They proceed up the hill | |
| Example | "We proceeded towards Washington" | |
| Synonyms | go forward, continue | |
| Narrower | head | To go or travel towards |
| 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 | |
| wander | Go via an indirect route or at no set pace | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Similar to | continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve | Keep or maintain in unaltered condition |
| Spanish | avanzar, continuar, proceder, proseguir, seguir | |
| Catalan | avançar, continuar, procedir, prosseguir, seguir | |
| Nouns | procession | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
| Meaning | Follow a procedure or take a course. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | go, move | |
| Narrower | steamroller, steamroll | proceed with great force |
| venture, embark | proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers | |
| work | proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | acudir, avanzar, ir, proceder | |
| Catalan | acudir, adreçar-se, anar-se'n, dirigir-se, fer cap, marxar, venir | |
| Nouns | procedure | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result |
| proceeding, proceedings | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked | |
| Meaning | Follow a certain course. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something ----s Adjective/Noun | |
| Synonym | go | |
| Narrower | do, fare, make out, come, get along | proceed or get along |
| drag, drag on, drag out | proceed for an extended period of time | |
| Broader | happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place | Come to pass |
| Spanish | ir, proceder | |
| Catalan | anar | |
| Meaning | Continue a certain state, condition, or activity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Synonyms | continue, go on, go along, keep | |
| Narrower | hold | Remain in a certain state, position, or condition |
| ride | Continue undisturbed and without interference | |
| run on, keep going | Continue uninterrupted | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Opposite | discontinue | Come to or be at an end |
| Similar to | continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve | Keep or maintain in unaltered condition |
| continue | Continue after an interruption / interruption | |
| Spanish | continuar, guardar, proseguir, seguir | |
| Catalan | continuar, guardar, prosseguir, seguir | |
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