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.