procure

🇺🇸 /prəˈkjʊr/ 🇬🇧 /prəˈkjʊə(r)/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to get something, especially with effort

I need to procure some books for my class.

R

to find someone for another person to have sex with in exchange for money

He was caught trying to procure a person for his friend.

translation

v. to get something, especially with effort; to find someone for another person to have sex with in exchange for money

Word Forms

3rd Present procures
Past procured
Perfect procured
Progressive procuring