To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to
advance; to continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a
journey.
To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to
another; as, to proceed with a story or argument.
To issue or come forth as from a source or
origin; to come from; as, light proceeds from the
sun.
To go on in an orderly or regulated manner;
to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act by method;
to prosecute a design.
To be transacted; to take place; to
occur.
To have application or effect; to
operate.
To begin and carry on a legal
process.