Proceed
Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.
Work and proceed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a verb "Proceed".
Nearby Word: proceeding
Work
Work verb - Proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity.
Usage example: work your way through every problem or task
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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After all of that hard work, the hippies and Rarity proceed to accidentally scare off their only potential customer.
- In one episode, Big Guy is infested with runaway nanobots, who proceed to repair the AI systems that were originally installed into Big Guy but replaced with a human when they did not work.
Source: Identity Impersonator -
Stan will appear in a new line of work and have to be bilked out of something to proceed.
Source: Video Game / Monkey Island
Cite this Source
Work and Proceed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/proceed/work
Proceed & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/proceed/work>.
Work or Proceed. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/proceed/work.
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