pro ceed 0-w /pra'siid; NAmE prou-/ verb

1                  [V] ~ (with sth) to continue doing sth that has already been started; to continue being done

MIj ) : We’re not sure whether we still want to proceed with the sale.          o

Work is proceeding slowly.   2 [V to inf] to

do sth next, after having done sth else first $g|f i#[; M. M M          go on : He outlined his plans and then

proceeded to explain them in more detail. timik,  o (humorous)

Having said she wasn’t hungry, she then proceeded to order a three-course meal.        iPlcT^f#

H il H (ft A fr □    3 [V +adv./prep.] (formal) to move or

travel in a particular direction Ft #£ ; fft &. : The marchers proceeded slowly along the street. Ft # H O Passengers for Rome should proceed to Gate 32for boarding.          ifPJ 32

P miio         proceed against sb (law #) to start a

court case against sb ( ^A ) pro'ceed from sth (formal) to be caused by or be the result of sth A-XI

&; ®0X; M-m%

pro ceed ing /pra'siidirj/ noun (formal) 1 [C, usually pi.] ~ (against sb) (for sth) the process of using a court to settle a disagreement or to deal with a complaint ift i£; ift X Ee 7 . bankruptcy/divorce/extradition, etc. proceedings 7 , Sf M , 31     ^ iff 0 to bring

legal proceedings against sb [ft % A $t W ift

2                  proceedings [pi.] an event or a series of actions

♦ #; S ;       : The Mayor will open the

proceedings at the City Hall tomorrow. f]f| A tf:7t?

0                  We watched the proceedings from the balcony, ffcCl /A PH & ±M0iX&0     3 proceedings

[pi.] the official written report of a meeting, etc. (

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pro ceeds /'prausiidz; /s/AmE 'prou-/ noun [pi.] ~ (of/from sth) the money that you receive when you sell sth or organize a performance, etc.; profits ( ll ^ ^ Hi ^ (ft ) i[£A, i&3nt, i&lfc: She sold her car and bought a piano with the proceeds.

A T — ^      ^ o <> The proceeds of the concert will go to

charity.

prO-CeSS1 /'prauses; NAmE 'praises; 'prou-/ noun, verb — see also process2

mnoun 1 a series of things that are done in order to achieve a particular result ( A&f!]^ ) HIS;

1ft H: a consultation process Si f§! il FS 0 to begin the difficult process of reforming the education system Jf $Ft0 I’m afraid getting things changed will be a slow process.

ilft(ft Mil „ O mental processes         0 Coming off

the drug was a long and painful (= difficult) process for him. 0 Find which food

you are allergic to by a process of elimination, ji

o We’re in the process of selling our house. f£tfTX£dj1lrll^(ftft^o 0 I was moving some furniture and I twisted my ankle in the process (= while I was doing it).

— see also peace process 2 a series of things that happen, especially ones that result in natural changes

(mvaftm, &m, mm.-, the

ageing process ^ ft M FI 0 It’s a normal part of the learning process.     3 a

method of doing or making sth, especially one that is used in industry  X^^L^S; XFf: manufac­

turing processes rfjiJjilXfe

■ verb [VN] 1 to treat raw material, food, etc. in order to change it, preserve it, etc. ftpX; &LJI: Most of the food we buy is processed in some way. fUll A(ft A

0 processed cheese /jpX/t?&t!X§S^>

1                   sent three rolls of film away to be processed.         T -i 'MS# Ail1 o 0 a sewage processing plant A&LSr*

2                  to deal officially with a document, request, etc. ^

051,  ( AfF, ) : It will take a week

for your application to be processed. ^^^(ft $ iffri?

—                 Ml BE fa] o 3 (computing if) to perform a series of

operations on data in a computer ► pro-cess­

ing noun [U]: the food processing industry # & #p Xik

see also data processing, word processing

pro-cess2 /pra'ses/ verb [V +adv./prep.} (format) to walk or move along slowly in, or as if in, a procession 3ft PA Frift; MMMM — see also process1 pro-ces-sion /pra'sejn/ noun 1 [C, U] a line of people or vehicles that move along slowly, especially as part of a ceremony; the act of moving in this way ( A^t X$i (ft HA3ft, Fr3ft;      Bff: a funeral procession

O a torchlight procession A®$HtPAIE 0 The procession made its way down the hill. PA (EXT LU To 0 Groups of unemployed people from all over the country marched in procession to the capital. A i ^Hfft AXIF ^?iJPA[ft##PiiSA:o 2 [C] a number of people who come one after the other (   ) — fAA, —

£!] A: A procession of waiters appeared bearing trays of food,

pro ces sion al /pra'sejanl/ adj. [only before noun] used in a procession, especially a religious one; connected with a procession f* ( Ait) $?FTff!&ft; ^JPAFEiSW pro-ces-sor /'prausesa(r); NAmE 'pra:-; 'prou-/ noun 1 a machine or person that processes things fjn X SI ( ^XA ) 2 (computing St) a part of a computer that controls all the other parts of the system  /SS

SI En?l CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT — See also FOOD PROCESSOR, MICROPROCESSOR, WORD PROCESSOR

, pro-'choice adj. believing that a pregnant woman should be able to choose to have an abortion if she

wants          S *AXIA (ft

— compare anti-choice, pro-life pro-claim /pra'kleim/ verb 1 to publicly and officially tell people about sth important m.FjJ; In; declare : [VN] The president proclaimed a state of emergency.  7        0 [V that] The charter

proclaimed that all states would have their own govern­ment.       0 [VN-N] He

proclaimed himself emperor, ftfe S tf A ^ □ [also VN to inf, V wh-, V speech] 2 (formal) to show sth clearly; to be a sign of sth BE ffii ; J® A#jfe; A BE : [VN] This building, more than any other, proclaims the character of the town.

0 [VN-N, VN to inf] His accent proclaimed him a Scot, ftfetft P^ABEifkJI^F&XAo o His accent proclaimed him to be a Scot,          [also V that]

proc-lama-tion /.prokla'meij'n; NAmE ,pra:k-/ noun [C, U] an official statement about sth important that is made to the public; the act of making an official state­ment fiW;    7*be

pro clit ic /.prau'klitik; NAmE ,prou-/ noun (linguistics IE m) a word that is spoken with very little emphasis, so that it becomes part of the following word, for example ‘d’in‘d’you’S^iS]mfia],

A^JSSi^lA-^#, $P d’you E3(ft d ) —compare ENCLITIC

pro-div-ity /pra'klrvati/ noun (pi. -ies) - (for sth/for doing sth) (formal) a natural tendency to do sth or to feel sth, often sth bad (      (ft ) Mfft ,

H771 propensity : his sexual/criminal proclivities fife (ft M [ft / <fE P M ft] o the government’s proclivity for spending money       ft

pro-cras-tin-ate /prau'kraestineit; NAmE prou-/ verb [V] (formal, disapproving) to delay doing sth that you should do, usually because you do not want to do it       St

► pro cras tin ation /prau.kraesti'neijn; NAmE prou-/ noun [U]

pro-cre-ate /'praukrieit; NAmE 'prou-/ verb [V, VN] (format) to produce children or baby animals % M; X W; HTTf reproduce ► pro-cre-ation /.praukri'eijn; NAmE ,prou-/ noun [U]: They believe that sex is primarily for procreation. f&CliAA, 14^±^JiA7^FE»

Pro crus tean /.prau'krAstian; NAmE ,prou-/ adj. (of a system, a set of rules, etc.   treating all

people or things as if they are the same, without considering5 individual differences and in a way that is too strict and unreasonable [}g>R~*i£(ft; A (ft IVhUeilM From the Greek story of Procrustes, a robber who forced people to lie on a bed and made them fit it by stretching their bodies or cutting off part of their