procure
verb (used with object)
to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means.
procured
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past participleof procure.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof procure.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
procureverb (used with object)to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means.
Example Sentences
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Tehran procured the images both before and after the attack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Syria also procured large amounts of graphite needed to keep the nuclear reactions in the reactor steady.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
It also lends the sandwich the air of something procured from a real cute deli, perhaps one with handwritten menu boards and expensive sparkling water.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
A further 29.8 million tonnes of rice is expected to be added once paddy already procured from farmers is milled.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Fujiko cleaned rooms there for three years, until one day Hisao came home with the news that he had procured jobs for them with the National Cannery Company.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
