proceed to take action

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• proceed — verb 1) she was uncertain how to proceed Syn: begin, make a start, get going, move, set something in motion; take action, act, go on, go ahead, make progress, make headway Ant: stop 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• proceed — Synonyms and related words: accept, accrue from, act, act on, act upon, advance, arise, arise from, assume, attack, attempt, be contingent on, be due to, bear a hand, behave, box office, buckle to, bud from, carry on, come along, come from, come… …   Moby Thesaurus

• action — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Performance Nouns 1. (act of doing) action, performance, operation, execution, enactment, production; process, procedure, proceeding, transaction; behavior, conduct; work, exertion. See activity. 2.… …   English dictionary for students

• take steps — Synonyms and related words: act on, act upon, bear a hand, clear the decks, consider every angle, do something, do something about, forearm, get with it, go, guard against, hedge, leave out nothing, lift a finger, make sure, make sure against,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• proceed — v 1. advance, progress, continue, move, move on, move ahead, go, go ahead or forward, pass on, get along, come on, wag; roll, roll on, gather head or steam, cover ground, make headway, make progress; make one s way, work one s way, press on, push …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare …   English World dictionary

• proceed — [prō sēd′, prəsēd′] vi. [ME proceden < MFr proceder < L procedere < pro , forward + cedere, to go: see PRO 2 & CEDE] 1. to advance or go on, esp. after stopping 2. to go on speaking, esp. after an interruption 3. to undertake and carry… …   English World dictionary

• take — takable, takeable, adj. taker, n. /tayk/, v., took, taken, taking, n. v.t. 1. to get into one s hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write. 2. to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a book …   Universalium

• take — [[t]teɪk[/t]] v. took, tak•en, tak•ing, n. 1) to get into one s hands or possession by voluntary action: Take the book, please[/ex] 2) to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a child by the hand[/ex] 3) to get into one s possession or control by force… …   From formal English to slang

• take — [c]/teɪk / (say tayk) verb (took, taken, taking) –verb (t) 1. to get into one s hands or possession by force or artifice. 2. to seize, catch, or capture. 3. to grasp, grip or hold. 4. to get into one s hold, possession, control, etc., by one s… …  

• take — I. verb (took; taken; taking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka; akin to Middle Dutch taken to take Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to get into one s hands or into one s possession, power, or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary