proceed

/prəʊˈsiːd/ verb [I] formal

Definition

› to continue as planned: His lawyers have decided not to proceed with the case.

proceed to do sth › to do something after you have done something else: She sat down and proceeded to tell me about her skiing trip.

proceed along/down/to, etc formal › to move or travel in a particular direction: Passengers for Sydney should proceed to gate 21.

(Definition of proceed verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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