noun

proceeding

pruh-SEE-dihng

noun

A formal step or action taken as part of a process, especially a legal one.

"The court proceedings dragged on for over a year."

A published collection of papers or a record from an academic conference.

"His research was published in the conference proceedings."

How to Use Proceeding

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA step taken in a process, or (in the plural) the official record of what happened at a meeting or trial.

Common pairings

legal proceedings court proceedings conference proceedings

proceedings plural

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The court _____ dragged on for over a year.

From proceed + -ing.

needing feeding weeding seeding bleeding breeding speeding receding exceeding preceding succeeding inbreeding