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- Dictionaryproceedings/prəˈsiːdɪŋz/
plural
- 1. an event or a series of activities involving a set procedure: "you complete a form to start proceedings"
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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.
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.
The noun proceeding refers to a particular course or manner of action. The plural proceedings refers to a series of activities or events, or to a record of the doings or transactions of a social club or academic society.
PROCEEDING definition: 1. present participle of proceed 2. to continue as planned: 3. to do something after you have done…. Learn more.
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."
Definition of 'proceeding' Word Frequency. proceeding. (prəsiːdɪŋ ) Word forms: plural proceedings. 1. countable noun [usually plural] Legal proceedings are legal action taken against someone. [formal] ...criminal proceedings against the former prime minister. [ + against]
1. a particular action, or course or manner of action. 2. proceedings, a series of activities or events; happenings. 3. proceedings, a record of the business discussed at a meeting of an academic society or other formal group.
Definition of 'proceedings' Word Frequency. proceedings in British English. (prəˈsiːdɪŋz ) plural noun. 1. the minutes of the meetings of a club, society, etc. The Department of Transport is to publish the conference proceedings. The proceedings were published in the newspapers. The conference proceedings will be published in the autumn.
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.
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.
