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- Dictionaryproceedings/prəˈsiːdɪŋz/
plural
- 1. an event or a series of activities involving a set procedure: "you complete a form to start proceedings"
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a series of events that happen in a planned and controlled way: Millions of people watched the proceedings on television. The Chairperson opened the proceedings with a short speech. a complete written record of what is said or done during a meeting Compare the minutes Fewer examples
Examples of proceeding in a Sentence. The secretary kept a record of the proceedings at the meeting. She started the proceedings with a brief welcoming speech. The proceedings of the conference will be published. Recent Examples on the Web The case is likely to return to the high court after more proceedings.
to do something after you have done something else: She sat down and proceeded to tell me about her skiing holiday. See more formal to move forward or travel in a particular direction: Passengers for Madrid should proceed to gate 26 for boarding.
The noun proceeding refers to a particular course or manner of action. The plural proceedings refers to a series of activities or events, or to a record of the doings or transactions of a social club or academic society.
The proceedings are an organized series of events that take place in a particular place. [formal] The proceedings of the enquiry will take place in private. He viewed the proceedings with doubt and alarm. 3. plural noun You can refer to a written record of the discussions at a meeting or conference as the proceedings.
plural noun. 1. the minutes of the meetings of a club, society, etc. The Department of Transport is to publish the conference proceedings. The proceedings were published in the newspapers. The conference proceedings will be published in the autumn. It was published in the Society's proceedings.
The noun proceeding (often pluralized as proceedings) is used in legal settings to show something is happening, or moving forward: "During the legal proceedings the judge declared him mentally unbalanced."
