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Borrowed from Latin prōcūrāre.

procurar (first-person singular present procuro, first-person singular preterite procurí, past participle procurat)

  1. to seek, to try, to endeavor
  2. to procure, to provide

From Old Galician-Portuguese procurar, from Late Latin prōcūrāre (“to manage, to administer”), from Latin prāre + cūrō (“to take care; to cure; to manage”). Cognate of English procure.

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.kuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [pɾo.kuˈɾa(h)], /pɾu.kuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [pɾu.kuˈɾa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾo.kuˈɾa(ɾ)/, /pɾu.kuˈɾa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾo.kuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [pɾo.kuˈɾa(χ)], /pɾu.kuˈɾa(ʁ)/ [pɾu.kuˈɾa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.kuˈɾa(ɻ)/
  • Hyphenation: pro‧cu‧rar

procurar (first-person singular present procuro, first-person singular preterite procurei, past participle procurado)

  1. (transitive) to search; to seek; to look for
    Synonym: buscar

    • 2005, Matthew D. Bauer, O Poder de Cura da Acupressura e da Acupuntura, Editora Pensamento, →ISBN, page 142:

      Se você sentir que a acupuntura incomoda, discuta o assunto com o seu acupunturista. Se não ficar satisfeito com o que ele lhe disser, procure outro acupunturista que use agulhas mais finas.

      If you feel acupuncture bothers you, discuss this with your acupuncturist. If you are not satisfied with what he tells you, look for another acupuncturist who uses thinner needles.
  2. to reach out (attempt to initiate communication)
  3. (auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to try; to attempt
    Synonym: tentar
    Procuro sempre evitar comida apimentada. ― I always try to avoid spicy food.
  4. (intransitive) to work as a procurator (attorney or agent)

This is a false friend of English procure. The Portuguese word means primarily ‘to look for’, while the English word means primarily ‘to obtain’ and can be translated into Portuguese with obter or conseguir.

Borrowed from Late Latin prōcūrāre (“to manage, to administer”), from Latin prāre + cūrō. Cognate with English procure.

  • IPA(key): /pɾokuˈɾaɾ/ [pɾo.kuˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pro‧cu‧rar

procurar (first-person singular present procuro, first-person singular preterite procuré, past participle procurado)

  1. (catenative) to try, to attempt, to endeavor
  2. to make sure, to assure
  3. to obtain, to acquire
    Synonyms: adquirir, obtener
  4. to work as a procurator (attorney or agent)
  5. (reflexive) to secure

Selected combined forms of procurar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive procurar dative procurarme procurarte procurarle, procurarse procurarnos procuraros procurarles, procurarse
accusative procurarme procurarte procurarlo, procurarla, procurarse procurarnos procuraros procurarlos, procurarlas, procurarse
with gerund procurando dative procurándome procurándote procurándole, procurándose procurándonos procurándoos procurándoles, procurándose
accusative procurándome procurándote procurándolo, procurándola, procurándose procurándonos procurándoos procurándolos, procurándolas, procurándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative procura dative procúrame procúrate procúrale procúranos not used procúrales
accusative procúrame procúrate procúralo, procúrala procúranos not used procúralos, procúralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative procurá dative procurame procurate procurale procuranos not used procurales
accusative procurame procurate procuralo, procurala procuranos not used procuralos, procuralas
with formal second-person singular imperative procure dative procúreme not used procúrele, procúrese procúrenos not used procúreles
accusative procúreme not used procúrelo, procúrela, procúrese procúrenos not used procúrelos, procúrelas
with first-person plural imperative procuremos dative not used procurémoste procurémosle procurémonos procurémoos procurémosles
accusative not used procurémoste procurémoslo, procurémosla procurémonos procurémoos procurémoslos, procurémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative procurad dative procuradme not used procuradle procuradnos procuraos procuradles
accusative procuradme not used procuradlo, procuradla procuradnos procuraos procuradlos, procuradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative procuren dative procúrenme not used procúrenle procúrennos not used procúrenles, procúrense
accusative procúrenme not used procúrenlo, procúrenla procúrennos not used procúrenlos, procúrenlas, procúrense

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