Meaning

• To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on

  "To proceed on a journey."

• To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.

  "To proceed with a story or argument."

• To come from; to have as its source or origin.

  "Light proceeds from the sun."

• To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically

• To be transacted; to take place; to occur.

• (of a rule) To be applicable or effective; to be valid.

• To begin and carry on a legal process.

• To take an academic degree.