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procurar

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin prōcūrāre.

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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

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of procurar (first conjugation)
infinitive procurar
gerund procurant
past participle masculine feminine
singular procurat procurada
plural procurats procurades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present procuro procures procura procurem procureu procuren
imperfect procurava procuraves procurava procuràvem procuràveu procuraven
future procuraré procuraràs procurarà procurarem procurareu procuraran
preterite procurí procurares procurà procuràrem procuràreu procuraren
conditional procuraria procuraries procuraria procuraríem procuraríeu procurarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present procuri procuris procuri procurem procureu procurin
imperfect procurés procuressis procurés procuréssim procuréssiu procuressin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — procura procuri procurem procureu procurin
negative (no) — no procuris no procuri no procurem no procureu no procurin

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • (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

Verb

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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)

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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.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of procurar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal procurar
Personal procurar procurares procurar procurarmos procurardes procurarem
Gerund
procurando
Past participle
Masculine procurado procurados
Feminine procurada procuradas
Indicative
Present procuro procuras procura procuramos procurais procuram
Imperfect procurava procuravas procurava procurávamos procuráveis procuravam
Preterite procurei procuraste procurou procuramos1, procurámos2 procurastes procuraram
Pluperfect procurara procuraras procurara procuráramos procuráreis procuraram
Future procurarei procurarás procurará procuraremos procurareis procurarão
Conditional procuraria procurarias procuraria procuraríamos procuraríeis procurariam
Subjunctive
Present procure procures procure procuremos procureis procurem
Imperfect procurasse procurasses procurasse procurássemos procurásseis procurassem
Future procurar procurares procurar procurarmos procurardes procurarem
Imperative
Affirmative procura procure procuremos procurai procurem
Negative (não) não procures não procure não procuremos não procureis não procurem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of procurar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive procurar
gerund procurando
past participle masculine feminine
singular procurado procurada
plural procurados procuradas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present procuro procurastú
procurásvos 		procura procuramos procuráis procuran
imperfect procuraba procurabas procuraba procurábamos procurabais procuraban
preterite procuré procuraste procuró procuramos procurasteis procuraron
future procuraré procurarás procurará procuraremos procuraréis procurarán
conditional procuraría procurarías procuraría procuraríamos procuraríais procurarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present procure procurestú
procurésvos2 		procure procuremos procuréis procuren
imperfect
(ra) 		procurara procuraras procurara procuráramos procurarais procuraran
imperfect
(se) 		procurase procurases procurase procurásemos procuraseis procurasen
future1 procurare procurares procurare procuráremos procurareis procuraren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative procuratú
procurávos 		procure procuremos procurad procuren
negative no procures no procure no procuremos no procuréis no procuren

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    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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