proceed
v.v. to continue with an action or a plan after a short pause. You use this when you move forward to the next step of a process.
v. to continue with a course of action or to move forward after a stop or interruption. Often used in formal or legal contexts to describe the commencement of a specific procedure.
Please proceed to the next gate for boarding.
After the judge reviewed the evidence, she allowed the lawyers to proceed with the trial.
The committee decided to proceed with the construction project despite the initial environmental concerns raised by local residents during the public hearing.
From Middle English proceden, from Old French proceder, from Latin prōcēdō (“to go forth, go forward, advance”), from prō (“forth”) + cēdō (“to go”); see cede.
The verb is intransitive and is frequently followed by the preposition 'with' or 'to'.
we will proceed the meetingwe will proceed with the meetingProceed is intransitive; it requires a preposition like 'with' before the object of the action.