procurer

procurer

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English procurour, from Anglo-Norman procurour and continental Old French procureor, from Latin prōcūrātor; by surface analysis, procure +‎ er. Doublet of proctor and procurator.

Pronunciation

Noun

procurer (plural procurers)

  1. A person who procures or obtains things:
    1. (especially) A person who procures customers for prostitutes.
      Synonyms: pander, panderer, pimp
  2. (now rare) A person who incites or riles; an instigator.

Translations

French

Etymology

Derived from Old French procurer, from Late Latin prōcūrāre (“to manage, administer”), from Latin prō- (“on behalf of”) + cūrō (“to care for”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ.ky.ʁe/
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Verb

procurer

  1. (transitive) to get, obtain (for someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of procurer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple procurer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple procurant
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle procuré
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present procure
/pʁɔ.kyʁ/ 		procures
/pʁɔ.kyʁ/ 		procure
/pʁɔ.kyʁ/ 		procurons
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁɔ̃/ 		procurez
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁe/ 		procurent
/pʁɔ.kyʁ/
imperfect procurais
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁɛ/ 		procurais
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁɛ/ 		procurait
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁɛ/ 		procurions
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁjɔ̃/ 		procuriez
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁje/ 		procuraient
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁɛ/
past historic2 procurai
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁe/ 		procuras
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁa/ 		procura
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁa/ 		procurâmes
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁam/ 		procurâtes
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁat/ 		procurèrent
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁɛʁ/
future procurerai
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁə.ʁe/ 		procureras
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁə.ʁa/ 		procurera
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁə.ʁa/ 		procurerons
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		procurerez
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁə.ʁe/ 		procureront
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional procurerais
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		procurerais
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		procurerait
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		procurerions
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		procureriez
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁə.ʁje/ 		procureraient
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present procure
/pʁɔ.kyʁ/ 		procures
/pʁɔ.kyʁ/ 		procure
/pʁɔ.kyʁ/ 		procurions
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁjɔ̃/ 		procuriez
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁje/ 		procurent
/pʁɔ.kyʁ/
imperfect2 procurasse
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁas/ 		procurasses
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁas/ 		procurât
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁa/ 		procurassions
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		procurassiez
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁa.sje/ 		procurassent
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — procure
/pʁɔ.kyʁ/ 		— procurons
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁɔ̃/ 		procurez
/pʁɔ.ky.ʁe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
past historic → present perfect
past anterior → pluperfect
imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Latin

Verb

prōcūrer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of prōcūrō

Middle English

Noun

procurer

  1. alternative form of procurour

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōcūrō.

Verb

procurer

  1. to procure (to get; to obtain)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of procurer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive procurer avoir procuré
gerund en procurant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle procurant
past participle procuré
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present procur procures procure procurons procurez procurent
imperfect procuroie, procureie, procuroe, procureve procuroies, procureies, procuroes, procureves procuroit, procureit, procurot, procureve procuriiens, procuriens procuriiez, procuriez procuroient, procureient, procuroent, procurevent
preterite procurai procuras procura procurames procurastes procurerent
future procurerai procureras procurera procurerons procureroiz, procurereiz, procurerez procureront
conditional procureroie, procurereie procureroies, procurereies procureroit, procurereit procureriiens, procureriens procureriiez, procureriez procureroient, procurereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present procur procurs procurt procurons procurez procurent
imperfect procurasse procurasses procurast procurissons, procurissiens procurissoiz, procurissez, procurissiez procurassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— procure — procurons procurez —

Descendants

  • French: procurer
  • → Middle English: procuren

References

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