Definition of "proceed" []

• To go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue: proceeded to his destination; paused to clear her throat, then proceeded. (verb-intransitive)
• To begin to carry on an action or a process: looked surprised, then proceeded to roar with laughter. (verb-intransitive)
• To move on in an orderly manner: Business proceeded as usual. (verb-intransitive)
• To come from a source; originate or issue: behavior proceeding from hidden motives. See Synonyms at stem1. (verb-intransitive)
• Law To institute and conduct legal action: proceeded against the defaulting debtor. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "No doubt the right way to proceed is to think of circumstances in which the two models give widely different predictions and to look around for real-life situations that offer the opportunity to discriminate between them."
• "One way to proceed is to engage in an intergenerational dialogue with other teachers, a space for problem posing and problem solving, historical and theoretical considerations, storytelling and critical reflection."
• "People like you have dug such a deep hole for us, that the only way for Obama to proceed is to put the Orion on a Delta IV Heavy, or cancel it altogether."