procure
verb (used with object)
to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means.
is procuring
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present progressiveof procure (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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As part of an initiative with the World Bank, the PMD is procuring new radars and automatic weather stations, as well as working to improve its short-term modelling.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025
Additionally, the announcement said ESA is procuring an alternative flight opportunity with “a commercial service provider” to test the agency’s Pilot-D for precision landing and hazard avoidance.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 25, 2022
“The single biggest challenge currently is procuring construction supplies and the associated spiraling costs,” Holahan said.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2022
“I applaud Mayor Garcia for taking some leadership in all this, but the challenge is procuring the equipment to stack that high,” Matt Schrap said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
She loves the ground he treads on: it is precisely for that reason she favours Noce; she is never happy but when she is procuring something pour son cher bon mari.
From Devereux — Complete by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
