procession
To take part in a processionTo take part in a procession.
» The mayor walked at the head of the procession.
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3 senses(intransitive)To take part in a procession.
(dated, transitive)To honour with a procession.
(US, transitive)To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands).
Examples
20 sentencesThe mayor walked at the head of the procession.
We saw a procession of giraffes.
They went on a torch procession.
There was a torch procession yesterday.
When will the faithful join the procession?
Origin
From Middle English processioun, borrowed from Old French pourciession, from Latin prōcessFrom Middle English processioun, borrowed from Old French pourciession, from Latin prōcessiō (“a marching forward, an advance, in Late Latin a religious procession”), from prōcēdere, past participle prōcessus (“to move forward, advance, proceed”); see proceed.
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Forms
processions, processioning, processioned, processioned| Base form | procession · to procession |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | processions |
| Present participle | processioning |
| Past simple | processioned |
| Past participle | processioned |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.