proceder
Portuguese, verb/pɾo.seˈde(ʁ)/
proceder is spelled P-R-O-C-E-D-E-R (8 letters) and appears 4.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,457th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Proceder is a Portuguese verb meaning “to proceed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “agir, atuar, fazer (de certa maneira)”.
What does proceder mean in English?
verb
- 1
to proceed
- 2
Brazilto be true or accurate
Essa história não procede.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. agir, atuar, fazer (de certa maneira) 2. ter base, fundamento, sentido 3. ir por diante; continuar, prosseguir, ter seguimento 4. instaurar processo, entregar à justiça
noun: 1. forma de agir; comportamento
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of proceder
- procedo first-person present singular
- procedi first-person preterite singular
- procedido participle past
- procederes infinitive second-person singular
- procedermos first-person infinitive plural
- procederdes infinitive plural second-person
- procederem infinitive plural third-person
- procedendo gerund
- procedidos masculine participle past
- procedida feminine participle past
- procedidas feminine participle past
- procedes indicative present second-person
- procede indicative present singular
- procedemos first-person indicative plural
- procedeis indicative plural present
- procedem indicative plural present
- procedia first-person imperfect indicative
- procedias imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce proceder?
- Brazil /pɾo.seˈde(ʁ)/
- Brazil [pɾo.seˈde(h)]
- Portugal /pɾu.sɨ.ˈdeɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to proceder
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is proceder in Portuguese?
proceder appears 4.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).