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proceeded

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //pɹəˈsidɪd// UK //pɹəsˈiːdɪd// pro·ceed·ed

v. to continue doing something after a short pause or after finishing a previous task. You use it when one action follows another in a sequence.

v. to continue with a course of action or to move forward after a preliminary step. Intransitive — often followed by a prepositional phrase or a to-infinitive.


SIMPLE

After the short break, the meeting proceeded as planned.

CONTEXTUAL

The lawyer explained the rules of the court and then proceeded to question the first witness.

COMPLEX

Once the safety inspection was complete, the engineers proceeded with the launch sequence, carefully monitoring the pressure gauges for any signs of instability.

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The verb is intransitive; it cannot take a direct object. It is frequently followed by 'to' plus an infinitive or 'with' plus a noun phrase.

Pitfall

The manager proceeded the projectThe manager proceeded with the projectProceeded is intransitive and requires a preposition like 'with' to connect to a noun object.

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