proceeding
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proceeding
- /pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/
Rhymes with -iːdɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, proceed + -ing.
verb proceding
- present participle and gerund of proceed
noun proceedings · proceding
- The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction.
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An event or happening; something that happens.
I had a grandstand view of the proceedings.
Similar: befalling, incident, affair, episode, instance, event, goings-on, happening, hap, occasion, occurrence, proceeding
- A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.
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Progress or movement from one thing to another.
I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. I was completely mystified at such an
Similar: procedure
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A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction.
an illegal proceeding
Similar: measure, step, transaction
- Any legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit. December 7 2016, Kelly Phillips Erb writing in Forbes, House Says No To Renewed Efforts To Impeach IRS Commissioner Since impeachment is a legal proceeding, while anyone can make a motion to start the process, the Judiciary Committee determines whether there are sufficient grounds for impeachment.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: judicial proceeding, legal proceeding, advancing, starting, underway, start, progress, undertake, approach, continue, pass, perform, pursue, forward, pursuing, pursuit
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noun law: act of one who proceeds
| Português | processo |
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noun measure taken in business, transaction
| Português | transação |
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noun legal action
| Português | procedimento |
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| Italiano | procedimento |
Talk about this word "proceeding." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/proceeding. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. proceeding. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/proceeding "proceeding." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/proceeding.Cite this
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title = {proceeding},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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