proceeding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of proceed
noun
  1. The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction.
  2. An event or happening; something that happens.
  3. A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.
  4. Progress or movement from one thing to another.
  5. A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction.
  6. Any legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/ en-us-proceeding.ogg

Word forms

proceeding proceding proceedings

Etymology

By surface analysis, proceed + -ing.

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