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- Dictionarypro·ceed·ings/prəˈsēdiNGz/
plural
- 1. an event or a series of activities involving a formal or set procedure: "you complete a form to start proceedings"
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1. : legal action. a divorce proceeding. 2. : procedure. 3. proceedings plural : events, happenings. 4. : transaction. 5. proceedings plural : an official record of things said or done. Synonyms. action. lawsuit. suit. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of proceeding in a Sentence.
a series of events that happen in a planned and controlled way: Millions of people watched the proceedings on television. The Chairperson opened the proceedings with a short speech. a complete written record of what is said or done during a meeting. Compare. the minutes. Fewer examples.
The proceedings are an organized series of events that take place in a particular place.
the events of an occasion, meeting, etc. The proceedings of the inquiry will take place in private. He viewed the proceedings with doubt and alarm. Millions of people watched the proceedings on television. The proceedings begin at seven o'clock. the proceedings of Parliament.
The noun proceeding (often pluralized as proceedings) is used in legal settings to show something is happening, or moving forward: "During the legal proceedings the judge declared him mentally unbalanced."
proceeding. noun. /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/. /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/. (formal) [countable, usually plural] the process of using a court to settle an argument or to deal with a complaint. court/legal/judicial proceedings. bankruptcy/divorce/extradition proceedings.
to do something after you have done something else: She sat down and proceeded to tell me about her skiing holiday. See more. formal. to move forward or travel in a particular direction: Passengers for Madrid should proceed to gate 26 for boarding. Fewer examples. We need to think about how to proceed from here. You should proceed with caution.
