Procure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

get by special effort

arrange for sexual partners for others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəkjˈʊɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəkjˈʊə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəkjˈʊə/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹəkjˈʊɹ/.

Examples

He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pander pimp secure

Parts of Speech

verb	get by special effort “He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed”
verb	arrange for sexual partners for others

Word Forms

procurement	noun	the act of getting possession of something
procurer	noun	someone who obtains or acquires
procurance	noun	the act of getting possession of something
procural	noun	the act of getting possession of something
securer	noun	someone who obtains or acquires
pander	noun	someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
panderer	noun	someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
pimp	noun	someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beschaffen

durch besondere Anstrengung erreichen

🇫🇷French

procurer

obtenir grâce à un effort particulier

🇪🇸Spanish

obtener

conseguir con un esfuerzo especial

🇮🇹Italian

procurare

ottenere con uno sforzo speciale

🇳🇱Dutch

aanschaffen

verkrijgen door bijzondere inspanning

🇵🇹Portuguese

adquirir

obter por esforço especial

🇷🇺Russian

обеспечить

добиться особым усилием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खरीद

विशेष प्रयास से प्राप्त करें

🇧🇩Bengali

সংগ্রহ

বিশেষ প্রচেষ্টা দ্বারা পেতে

🇮🇳Tamil

கொள்முதல்

சிறப்பு முயற்சியால் கிடைக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కొనుగోలు

ప్రత్యేక కృషి ద్వారా పొందండి

🇮🇳Marathi

खरेदी

विशेष प्रयत्नाने मिळवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રાપ્તિ

વિશેષ પ્રયત્નો દ્વારા મેળવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪಾದಿಸು

ವಿಶೇಷ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನದಿಂದ ಪಡೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംഭരിക്കുക

പ്രത്യേക പരിശ്രമത്തിലൂടെ നേടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ

ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

حصول

خصوصی کوشش سے حاصل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

采购

经过特别努力而获得

🇯🇵Japanese

調達する

特別な努力で手に入れる

🇰🇷Korean

일으키다

특별한 노력으로 얻다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mua sắm

có được bằng nỗ lực đặc biệt

🇹🇭Thai

จัดหา

ได้รับจากความพยายามพิเศษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendapatkan

dapatkan dengan usaha khusus

🇵🇭Filipino

kumuha

makuha sa pamamagitan ng espesyal na pagsisikap

🇲🇾Malay

mendapatkan

dapatkan dengan usaha khas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شراء

الحصول على جهد خاص

🇮🇷Persian

تهیه کنند

با تلاش ویژه بدست آورید

🇹🇷Turkish

temin etmek

özel çabayla elde etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשִׂיג

להגיע במאמץ מיוחד

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The primary meaning of 'procure' is 'get by special effort'.

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'procure' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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