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procurar
procurar
Portuguese
Verb
procurar (first-person singular present indicative procuro, past participle procurado)
- to search; to seek; to look for
- 2005, Matthew D. Bauer, O Poder de Cura da Acupressura e da Acupuntura, Editora Pensamento, ISBN 9788531514869, 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.
- to reach out (attempt to initiate communication)
- (auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to try; to attempt
- Sempre procuro evitar comida apimentada.
- I always try to avoid spicy food.
- Sempre procuro evitar comida apimentada.
- to work as a procurator (attorney or agent)
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb procurar
Synonyms
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Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin prōcūrāre, present active infinitive of prōcūrō (“I manage, administer”), from Latin prō + cūrō. Cognate of English procure.
Verb
procurar (first-person singular present procuro, first-person singular preterite procuré, past participle procurado)
- to obtain, acquire
- (catenative) to try, attempt
- to endeavor
- to make sure, assure
- to work as a procurator (attorney or agent)
Conjugation
1Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive procurar | |||||||
dative | procurarme | procurarte, procurarle | procurarle, procurarse | procurarnos | procuraros, procurarles | procurarles, procurarse | |
accusative | procurarme | procurarte, procurarlo, procurarla | procurarlo, procurarla, procurarse | procurarnos | procuraros, procurarlos, procurarlas | procurarlos, procurarlas, procurarse | |
with gerund procurando | |||||||
dative | procurándome | procurándote, procurándole | procurándole, procurándose | procurándonos | procurándoos, procurándoles | procurándoles, procurándose | |
accusative | procurándome | procurándote, procurándolo, procurándola | procurándolo, procurándola, procurándose | procurándonos | procurándoos, procurándolos, procurándolas | procurándolos, procurándolas, procurándose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative procura | |||||||
dative | procurame | procurate, procurale | procurale | procuranos | procuraos, procurales | procurales | |
accusative | procurame | procurate, procuralo, procurala | procuralo, procurala | procuranos | procuraos, procuralos, procuralas | procuralos, procuralas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative procure | |||||||
dative | procúreme | procúrete, procúrele | procúrele, procúrese | procúrenos | procúreles | procúreles, procúrese | |
accusative | procúreme | procúrete, procúrelo, procúrela | procúrelo, procúrela, procúrese | procúrenos | procúrelos, procúrelas | procúrelos, procúrelas, procúrese | |
with first-person plural imperative procuremos | |||||||
dative | not used | procurémosle | procurémosle | procurémonos | procurémosles | procurémosles | |
accusative | not used | procurémoslo, procurémosla | procurémoslo, procurémosla | procurémonos | procurémoslos, procurémoslas | procurémoslos, procurémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative procurad | |||||||
dative | procuradme | procuradle | procuradle | procuradnos | procuraos, procuradles | procuradles | |
accusative | procuradme | procuradlo, procuradla | procuradlo, procuradla | procuradnos | procuraos, procuradlos, procuradlas | procuradlos, procuradlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative procuren | |||||||
dative | procúrenme | procúrente, procúrenle | procúrenle, procúrense | procúrenos | procúrenles | procúrenles, procúrense | |
accusative | procúrenme | procúrente, procúrenlo, procúrenla | procúrenlo, procúrenla, procúrense | procúrenos | procúrenlos, procúrenlas | procúrenlos, procúrenlas, procúrense |