Portuguese · Everyday Verbs

"to look for" in Portuguese: procurar

procurar

Say it: proh-koo-RAHRverb/pɾo.ku.ˈɾaʁ/

To look for in Portuguese is procurar. Say eu procuro and Você procura as chaves? Keep procurar for active searching.

Apartment

Eu procuro um apartamento perto do metrô.
I’m looking for an apartment near the metro.
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How to pronounce procurar

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proh-koo-RAHR

/pɾo.ku.ˈɾaʁ/

proh-koo-RAHR

"to look for" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
procurarto look for

Dictionary form.

eu procuroI look for

First person.

você procurayou look for

Questions.

estou procurandoI’m looking for

Ongoing.

How to use procurar in real life

  1. 1Apartment

    Eu procuro um apartamento perto do metrô.

    I’m looking for an apartment near the metro.

    Housing.

  2. 2Lost phone

    Você procura o celular embaixo da cama?

    Are you looking for the phone under the bed?

    Search.

  3. 3Store

    Procuramos um carregador compatível com esse modelo.

    We’re looking for a charger compatible with this model.

    Shopping.

Mistakes English speakers make with procurar

Incorrect: Eu procurar trabalho.

Correct: Eu procuro trabalho.

Conjugate: eu procuro.

Incorrect: Eu look for as chaves.

Correct: Eu procuro as chaves.

Use procurar, not English look for.

Good to know

Procurar is the go-to search verb. Estou procurando… opens help requests in shops. Don’t mix with encontrar (to find)—first you procura, then you encontra.

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Looking for sunglasses

  1. ChatPal

    Você procura os óculos na bolsa?

    Are you looking for the glasses in the bag?

  2. You

    Procuro. Não acho em lugar nenhum.

    I am. I can’t find them anywhere.

  3. ChatPal

    Eu procuro no carro enquanto isso.

    I’ll look in the car in the meantime.

  4. You

    Valeu. Te aviso se aparecer.

    Thanks. I’ll tell you if they show up.

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FAQ

Common questions about "to look for" in Portuguese

I look for?

Eu procuro.

Are you looking for…?

Você procura…? / Você está procurando…?

Find vs look for?

Encontrar vs procurar.

We’re looking for?

Procuramos / estamos procurando.

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