Procure (en. Try)

/proˈkuɾe/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To achieve or acquire something.

I managed to procure a good job after months of searching.

Logré procure un buen trabajo después de meses de búsqueda.

To facilitate or provide something that is needed.

The NGO procures food for needy families.

La ONG procura alimentos a las familias necesitadas.

To do what is necessary for something to happen.

I am going to procure the materials we need for the project.

Voy a procure los materiales que necesitamos para el proyecto.

From Latin 'procurare', which means 'to take care', 'to manage'.

procure with effort

To obtain something that requires a lot of work.

procure con esfuerzo

procure help

To seek or obtain support or assistance.

procure ayuda

procure resources

To acquire the necessary materials or funds.

procure recursos

acquires

To get something, to obtain it.

adquiere

supply

To provide, to give what is needed.

suministrar

facilitate

To make it easy or possible for something to happen.

facilitar

To obtain something in an unconventional way.

I procure it through contacts in the neighborhood.

Lo procuro a través de contactos en el barrio.

To search for something intensely.

I was procuring until I found the book I wanted.

Estuve procure hasta encontrar el libro que quería.