Proceeded vs Assumed - What's the difference?
proceeded | assumed |
(proceed)
To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun.
To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.
To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from.
To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act by method; to prosecute a design.
* John Locke
To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
* Shakespeare
To have application or effect; to operate.
* Ayliffe
To begin and carry on a legal process. (rfex)
(assume)
Used in a manner intended to deceive; fictitious.
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, title=The Dust of Conflict
, chapter=22 Supposed or presumed.
As verbs the difference between proceeded and assumed
is that proceeded is past tense of proceed while assumed is past tense of assume.As an adjective assumed is
used in a manner intended to deceive; fictitious.proceeded
English
Verb
(head)proceed
English
(Webster 1913)Verb
(en verb)- to proceed on a journey.
- To proceed with a story or argument.
- Light proceeds from the sun.
- he that proceeds upon other Principles in his Enquiry
- He will, after his sour fashion, tell you / What hath proceeded worthy note to-day.
- This rule only proceeds and takes place when a person can not of common law condemn another by his sentence.
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . See * Not to be confused with precede. * Many of the other English verbs ultimately derived from Latin are spelled ending in "cede", so the misspelling "procede" is common.Synonyms
* progressAntonyms
* regress * recedeReferences
* *See also
* proceeds (noun)Anagrams
* English control verbsassumed
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=Appleby