proceder
verbo:intransitivo
1 (provenir)
proceder de to come from; originate in; procede de una familia rica she comes from belongs to a wealthy family;o
todo esto procede de su negativa all this springs from his refusal; de donde procede que ... (from) whence it happens that ...; (formal)
2 (al actuar) (obrar) to act; (conducirse) to proceed; behave
ha procedido precipitadamente he has acted hastily; conviene proceder con cuidado it is best to go carefully; it would be best to proceed with caution; proceder contra algn (Jur) to take proceedings against sb
3 (pasar) to proceed
proceder a una elección to proceed to an election; procedieron a la detención de los sospechosos they proceeded to arrest the suspects; procedieron a despejar la carretera they proceeded to clear the road
