procéder

proceed, carry out

verb proh-seh-DEH Less Common

Origin: Latin procedere

Also means

come from, originate

Usage Note

Procéder is formal: procéder à une vérification means 'to carry out a check.' The sense 'to originate from' (cela procède d'une erreur) is more literary. The related noun procédure and adjective procédural are common in legal and administrative contexts.

Examples

"Nous allons procéder à l'installation."

Natural Translation

We are going to carry out the installation.

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