Meaning

6 senses

  1. (transitive)To acquire or obtain.

    beschaffen, erwerben, besorgen

    достава́тьdostavátʹ, добыва́тьdobyvátʹ

  2. (transitive)To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.

    zuführen, kuppeln, vermitteln

    сводничатьsvodničatʹ

  3. (transitive)To induce or persuade someone to do something.

    anstiften, verleiten, überreden

    подгова́риватьpodgovárivatʹ

  4. (obsolete)To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.

  5. (obsolete)To solicit; to entreat.

  6. (obsolete)To cause to come; to bring; to attract.

More definitions
  • get by special effort
  • arrange for sexual partners for others

Examples

14 sentences

  1. Where did you procure the information?

    ruОткуда у тебя эта информация?

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  2. He wants to procure a new dictionary.

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  3. He procured his birth certificate in order to prove his identity.

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  4. I lost my passport. I have to procure a new one.

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  5. This decision was a self-serving measure designed to procure immunity from prosecution.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
to acquire or obtain an item or service:
to obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else:
to induce or persuade someone to do something:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to acquire or obtain an item or service:
to obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else:
to induce or persuade someone to do something:

Origin

From Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, from Late Latin prōcūrāre (“to man

From Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, from Late Latin prōcūrāre (“to manage, administer”), from prō (“on behalf of”) + cūrō (“to care for”).

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Forms

procures, procuring, procured, procured
Base formprocure · to procure
3rd person singularprocures
Present participleprocuring
Past simpleprocured
Past participleprocured

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyprocure
he, she, itprocures

Past simpleLesson

all personsprocured

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave procured
he, she, ithas procured

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill procure

Synonyms

39 synonyms
getA1gainB1acquireB1attainB1obtainB1achieveA2collectA1earnA2findA1gatherA2scoreB1winA1buyA1purchaseB2
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words
Relatedprocurementprocurerprocuressproxyprocuranceprocural
Derivedmisprocureprocurableprocuracyprocuratorreprocureunprocured

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
procrastinationB1procrastinatorproctorprocurementprodprodigal
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