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.-see proceeds.