🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Fortfahren

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fort-fah-ren

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Proceed/prəˈsiːd/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Wir werden mit dem Projekt fortfahren."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To begin or continue a course of action.

    "After the meeting, we will proceed with the project as planned."
  2. 2

    To move forward or onward, especially after a pause or delay.

    "The train will proceed to the next station after a brief stop."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'proceed' originates from the Latin 'procedere', which means 'to go forward'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to signify moving forward in action or progress.

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