procure
US: /pɹoʊkˈjʊɹ/
UK: /pɹəkjˈɔː/
UK: /pɹəkjˈɔː/
English Vietnamese dictionary
procure /procure/
- ngoại động từ
- kiếm, thu được, mua được (vật gì)
- to procure employment: kiếm việc làm
- tìm (đàn bà con gái) để cho làm đĩ
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) đem lại, đem đến (một kết quả...)
- kiếm, thu được, mua được (vật gì)
- nội động từ
- làm ma cô, làm nghề dắt gái, trùm gái điếm
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
1 ~ sth (for sth) (formal) to obtain sth, especially with difficulty: [VN] She managed to procure a ticket for the concert. + [VNN, VN] They procured us a copy of the report. + They procured a copy of the report for us.
2 to provide a prostitute for sb: [VN] He was accused of procuring under-age girls. [also V]
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 obtain, acquire, get, come by, secure, get or lay one's hands on, get (a) hold of, gain, win, come into, pick up, find, appropriate, requisition; buy, purchase:
I have been trying to procure early editions of Defoe's works.
2 accomplish, bring about, effect, cause, produce:
Using every resource available to her, she finally procured his release.
Concise English dictionary
procures|procured|procuringprəʊ'kjʊr /prə'kjʊə
verb
+get by special effort
+arrange for sexual partners for others
