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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “proceed”

“proceed” is pronounced /pɹəˈsid/ (pruh-SEED) in American English and /pɹəsiːd/ in British English, and /pɹoʊˈsid/ and /pɚˈsid/ are also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “eed”.
The sound

Say “proceed” in 2 beats

Say it like this

proceed

/pɹəˈsid/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹəsiːd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. procpɹə
  2. eedsidstress
IPA (American)
/pɹəˈsid/
IPA (British)
/pɹəsiːd/
Also accepted
/pɹoʊˈsid/
Also accepted
/pɚˈsid/
Respelling
pruh-SEED
Syllables
2 — proc-EED
Stress
Stress the second syllable: proc-EED. “eed” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/pɹəˈsid/

British

/pɹəsiːd/

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Meaning

What “proceed” means

  1. verb

    continue talking; he continued,

    “I know it's hard,”

  2. verb

    move ahead; travel onward in time or space

    “We proceeded towards Washington”

  3. verb

    follow a procedure or take a course

    “We should go farther in this matter”

Say it in a sentence

“We can proceed once the paperwork comes back signed.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ppɹrəschwassilong edd

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Questions

“proceed”, answered

How do you pronounce “proceed”?

“proceed” is pronounced /pɹəˈsid/ (pruh-SEED) in American English and /pɹəsiːd/ in British English, and /pɹoʊˈsid/ and /pɚˈsid/ are also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “eed”. Build it as proc-EED, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “proceed” have?

2: proc · eed. The beat lands on the second, “eed”.

Is “proceed” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /pɹəˈsid/ (pruh-SEED); British English says /pɹəsiːd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “proceed” mean?

As a verb: continue talking; he continued, For example: “I know it's hard,” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “proceed”?

Stress the second syllable: proc-EED. “eed” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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