🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

获取

Pronunciation / Transliteration: huòqǔ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Procuring/prəˈkjʊərɪŋ/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她正在获取必要的文件。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To obtain or acquire something, especially through effort or care.

    "She is procuring the necessary documents for her visa application."
  2. 2

    To arrange for someone to obtain something, often in a formal or legal context.

    "The lawyer is procuring evidence to support the case."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'procuring' originates from the Latin 'procurare', meaning 'to take care of' or 'to manage'. It evolved through Middle English, where it retained the sense of obtaining or acquiring something, particularly in a legal or formal context.

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