procure
verb /prəˈkjʊə(r)/
/prəˈkjʊr/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they procure | /prəˈkjʊə(r)/ /prəˈkjʊr/ |
| he / she / it procures | /prəˈkjʊəz/ /prəˈkjʊrz/ |
| past simple procured | /prəˈkjʊəd/ /prəˈkjʊrd/ |
| past participle procured | /prəˈkjʊəd/ /prəˈkjʊrd/ |
| -ing form procuring | /prəˈkjʊərɪŋ/ /prəˈkjʊrɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] (formal) to obtain something, especially with difficulty
- procure something (for somebody/something) She managed to procure a ticket for the concert.
- They procured a copy of the report for us.
- procure somebody something They procured us a copy of the report.
- [transitive, intransitive] procure (somebody) to provide a prostitute for somebody
- He was accused of procuring under-age girls.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French procurer, from Latin procurare ‘take care of, manage’, from pro- ‘on behalf of’ + curare ‘see to’.