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to make a word or phrase shorter by using only 1 to continue as planned: His lawyers
SLIGHTLY FORMAL
have decided not to proceed with the case.
the first letters of each word:
Preparations for the festival are now proceeding
'Daniel' is often abbreviated to 'Dan'. smoothly.
'Chief Executive Officer' is abbreviated as 'CEO'. 2 proceed to do sth to do something after you have
abbreviated
US done something else: She sat down and proceeded
to tell me about her skiing holiday.
adj HUMOROUS He told me he was on a diet and then
'Di' is the abbreviated form of 'Diane'. proceeded to eat a plateful of chips!
abbreviation noun [C] 3 FORMAL to move forward or travel in a particular
direction: Passengers for Madrid should proceed to
'ITV' is the abbreviation for 'Independent gate 26 for boarding.
Television'.
Bogged down acquaint verb
US adjective
Abbreviate
Proceed US verb [T usually passive]
verb [I]