Check
Check verb - To bring (something) to a standstill.
Usage example: a tree finally checked the skidding car
Proceed
Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.
Usage example: you may proceed with your plan
Nearby Word: proceeding
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- A Vampyre Story: You have to check under your bed for an item in order to proceed.
Source: Always Check Behind the Chair -
In don't take it personally babe, it just ain't your story, at certain instances, you must check your students' online postings before you are allowed to proceed.
Source: But Thou Must! - Grand Hotel takes place over about 48 hours, or two days and nights at the hotel, as all the characters in the Ensemble Cast check in and proceed to go through major life-changing events.
Source: Extremely Short Timespan
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