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proceed

/pɹəˈsiːd/
verb
  1. To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on

    "To proceed on a journey."

  2. To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.

    "To proceed with a story or argument."

  3. To come from; to have as its source or origin.

    "Light proceeds from the sun."

Synonymsforthgo, progress
Antonymsrecede, regress

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