Proceed and Stand

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Proceed

Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.
Usage example: you may proceed with your plan
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Stand is an antonym for proceed.
Nearby Word: proceeding

Stand

Stand verb - To occupy a place or location.
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Synonyms for Stand
Antonyms for Stand
Proceed is an antonym for stand.
Nearby Words: standing, stance, standee
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Common collocations

fire proceed fire stand fire
life proceed life stand life
guy proceed guy stand guy
stuff proceed stuff stand stuff
Other words: time, way, game, story, gun, ways, women.

Both words in one sentence

  • Fire and Brimstone Hell True to Warner form, the kids proceed to torment Satan until he can't stand it anymore, culminating in freezing Hell over, leading to him kicking them out of Hell and into Heaven instead.
    Source: Fire and Brimstone Hell
  • Rewarding Inactivity There's the famous example from Earthbound where you have to stand motionless in front of a waterfall for three minutes to proceed.
    Source: Rewarding Inactivity
  • And still other times, they'll stand back up and proceed to slaughter you; often this is used as a variant on a Hopeless Boss Fight.
    Source: The Battle Didn't Count
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