Keep and Proceed

Keep

Keep verb - Continue a certain state, condition, or activity.
Usage example: Keep on working!

Proceed is a synonym for keep in continue topic. In some cases you can use "Proceed" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Proceed

Proceed verb - Continue a certain state, condition, or activity.

Keep is a synonym for proceed in continue topic. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Proceed".

Nearby Word: proceeding

Common collocations

character keep character proceed character
life keep life proceed life
control keep control proceed control
time keep time proceed time
Other words: way, characters, identity, world, game, story, secret, player, powers, weapons, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

  • Just Between You and Me Skan and Amberdrake then proceed to feign boredom instead of interest to keep Hadanelith talking.
  • After you finish a volume you can keep playing even though the story won't proceed until you put in the next game.
  • If you do a spin dash and keep Sonic between those lights, the alarm will keep going off, summoning badnik after badnik which proceed to divebomb Sonic and get destroyed the instant they touch him.
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