proceeding C1 Topic:Law & Government Also spelled proceding US /pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #12618 Meanings 1 noun A legal action or process carried out in a court. The company faces legal proceedings over the faulty product. 2 noun A particular action or step taken as part of a process. Signing the contract was the final proceeding before the deal was complete. 3 noun A published collection of the papers presented at an academic conference. Her research appeared in the conference proceedings last year. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a legal action or process... legal proceeding 2 noun · a particular action or step... stepmeasuretransaction Word family Forms proceedings Derived forms misproceeding Common collocations judicial proceeding Adjective + noun Etymology By surface analysis, proceed + -ing. Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # proceeding **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 12618 ## Meanings 1. A legal action or process carried out in a court. 2. A particular action or step taken as part of a process. 3. A published collection of the papers presented at an academic conference. ## Examples - The company faces legal proceedings over the faulty product. - Signing the contract was the final proceeding before the deal was complete. - Her research appeared in the conference proceedings last year. ## Derived Forms - misproceeding ## Etymology By surface analysis, proceed + -ing. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown