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procureprocure /proʊˈkyʊr, prə-/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYprocureOrigin: 1200-1300 Latin procurare, from cura care VERB TABLEprocure |
Present | I, you, we, they | procure | | he, she, it | procures | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | procured | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have procured | | he, she, it | has procured | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had procured | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will procure | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have procured |
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Present | I | am procuring | | he, she, it | is procuring | | you, we, they | are procuring | Past | I, he, she, it | was procuring | | you, we, they | were procuring | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been procuring | | he, she, it | has been procuring | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been procuring | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be procuring | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been procuring |
THESAURUSwith money► buya) to get something by paying money for it: We bought a house in Houston. We decided to buy instead of rent.b) if a sum of money buys something, that is what you can get with it: A dollar doesn’t buy much these days. ► purchase formal to buy something: Tickets for the performance can be purchased by phone. ► acquire formal to buy a company, land, or something expensive or rare: They want to acquire valuable works of art as cheaply as possible. ► get to buy or obtain something: I never know what to get Dad for his birthday. ► procure formal to buy or obtain something, especially something that is difficult to get. Used especially in literature or very formal writing: The organization helps workers procure insurance at cheaper rates. ► pick something up to buy something, especially food or other things you use every day: Could you pick up some milk on your way home? ► stock up to buy a lot of something, especially food, that you intend to use later: Before the blizzard, we stocked up on food. ► snap something up to buy something immediately, especially because it is very cheap: Real estate in the area is being snapped up by developers. to obtain something, especially something that is difficult to get: procure something for somebody The money will be used to procure medicine and food for local orphanages.► see thesaurus at buy1—procurable adjective—procurement noun [uncountable]—procurer noun [countable] |