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proceed
A	verb
	1	proceed, go
				follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
		Category Tree: happen; hap; go on; pass off; occur; pass; fall out; come about; take place ╚proceed, go ╚do; fare; make out; come; get along ╚drag; drag on; drag out
	2	continue, go on, carry on, proceed
				continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚talk; speak ╚continue, go on, carry on, proceed ╚ramble on; ramble; jog ╚segue
	3	proceed, go forward, continue
				move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚proceed, go forward, continue ╚wander ╚limp ╚roar ╚trace ╚head
	4	go, proceed, move
				follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚go, proceed, move ╚steamroller; steamroll ╚venture; embark ╚work
	5	continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
				continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep ╚ride ╚run on; keep going ╚hold

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