Skip to content

proceeding

/pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/noun3 syllables

Proceeding means: (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked.

Synonyms for proceeding14

noun, as in (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

legal proceeding, proceedings

also used for proceeding

befalling, incident, affair, episode, event, goings-on, happening, hap, procedure, measure, step, transaction

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does proceeding mean?1

noun

1

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with proceeding?15

three syllables

misleadingprecedingsucceedingexceedingconcedingreceding
Show 40 near rhymes
evenbeingmeetingfeelingseeingleavingspeakingmeaningeveningeatingkeepinghearingteachingfeelingstreatedincreasingdealingreceivingseekingsleepingmeetingsreachingbeatingstrategiccleaningscreamingreleasesbreathingrepeatedtreatinghealingstealingcompetingstreamingphoenixswedishcheatingbeingsceilingheating

Proceeding in a sentence

  • At the meeting he monopolized the discussion and completely disrupted the proceeding.Grst4Ntmlgystz485791
  • The scientist insisted on proceeding with the research.CK
  • The issue is proceeding at a snail's pace.cathrynm
  • Development in the technological area is proceeding at lightning speed.unknown
  • The reading of the day of rain is proceeding.peterius
  • There are several requirements that must be fulfilled before proceeding to the next step.HAGNi
  • We've been proceeding like this since the creation of the world.anzart
  • The project is proceeding in fits and starts.Nuel

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of proceeding

as a noun

plural
proceedings