eles procuraram

looked for, searched for, sought

→ procurar
procur look for, search for + aram 3rd-person plural past (preterite or pluperfect)
verb · past tense / pluperfect tense, 3rd-person plural Rare #20,344
looked for, searched for, sought Can be confused with English “procure,” which usually means to obtain.
PO: Procuraram as chaves na cozinha.
EN: They looked for the keys in the kitchen.
Conjugation of procurar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First procurei procuramos
Third procurou procuraram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — procuraram

Procuraram por ele em toda parte, mas não encontraram nenhum sinal.

They searched everywhere for him, but found no trace of him.

— O Menino e a Garça (2023)

Eles procuraram pelo garoto perdido por toda a parte, mas sem sucesso.

They searched everywhere for the lost boy, but without success.

Procuraram você o dia todo.

They've been looking for you all day.

— Deu a Louca nos Astros (2000)

Eles procuraram vocês?

Did they look for you?

— Aquarius (2016)

Sim, sim, eu falei pros meninos inclusive, me procuraram.

Yes, yes, I told the boys too. They even got in touch with me.

— Aquarius (2016)

Procuraram na despensa?

Did they look in the pantry?

— O Labirinto do Fauno (2006)

Eles procuraram Tom.

They were looking for Tom.

Eles te procuraram, ou você foi procurar por eles?

Did they come looking for you, or did you go looking for them?

— Aquarius (2016)

Vocês procuraram por isso?

Did you look for it?

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Então onde vocês procuraram?

So where did you look?

— Turma da Mônica: Laços (2019)

Por que eles nos procuraram?

Why did they contact us?

Todos procuraram seus pares e começaram a dançar.

Everyone looked for their partners and started dancing.

Os homens que procuraram Tom não se identificaram.

The men who came looking for Tom did not identify themselves.

Procuraram o meteorito, mas naturalmente, nada encontraram.

They searched for the meteorite, but naturally, they found nothing.

— Stalker (1979)

Aqueles dois detetives procuraram você de novo.

Those two detectives came looking for you again.

— Cidade dos Sonhos (2001)

Eles procuraram a garota.

They searched for the girl.