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procedere

proceed

verb proh-CHEH-deh-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'procedere', to go forward

Also means

go ahead

Usage Note

Procedere means to proceed or move forward and is common in formal and legal language; procedere contro qualcuno means 'to take legal action against someone'. It usually takes essere in compound tenses. The -ced- is pronounced 'cheh', as in 'cherry'.

Examples

"Possiamo procedere con il lavoro."

Natural Translation

We can proceed with the work.

Literal Translation

We-can proceed with the work.

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