Approach and Proceed

Approach

Approach verb - To come near or nearer.

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Proceed and approach are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proceed" instead a verb "Approach".

Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.

Usage example: you may proceed with your plan

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Approach and proceed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approach" instead a verb "Proceed".

Nearby Word: proceeding

character	approach character	proceed character
life	approach life	proceed life
guy	approach guy	proceed guy
area	approach area	proceed area
Other words: room, way, speed, characters, world, game, door, player, enemy, enemies.

Also, in one death scene, Fritz will approach Lance from behind, poke him in both eyes with his hooks, and proceed to rip him apart vertically, putting new meaning to the words "splitting headache".

Source: Video Game / Brain Dead 13
After running around a bit his brother will approach him and to prove to him that Ryu is a ghost he will proceed the stab Ryu in the back.

Source: Kick The Dog / Video Games
Ergo, a disarm-only approach can require very un-Jedi-like measures to proceed.

Source: Stealth Run

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