procure (something) for
procure (something) for
1. To seek something out and obtain it on behalf of someone else, especially when it requires a special effort to do so. I was wondering if you could procure a bit of weed for me and my friends. Did you manage to procure the dossier for me that I requested?
2. To seek something out and obtain it for some particular purpose. We need to procure some information about the region's mining history for a report we're writing. Because it has not been approved for medical use, procuring the experimental drug for the treatment of his seizures has always been an expensive and risky endeavor.
See also: procure
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- procure
- procure (something) from (someone)
- get (something) for (someone or something)
- sacrifice (someone or something) for (someone or something else)
- sacrifice for
- bargain
- bargain for (someone or something) with (someone)
- make a dead set at
- make a dead set at (someone or something)
- bargain for