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eles procuraram

looked for, searched for

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procur to look for; to search for + aram 3rd-person plural past (preterite or pluperfect)
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #23,959
looked for, searched for Simple past (pretérito perfeito), 3rd person plural: “they” (or “you all” in some contexts).
PO: Eles procuraram as chaves por toda a casa.
EN: They looked for the keys all over the house.
Conjugation of procurar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First procurei procuramos
Third procurou procuraram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — procuraram

Eles procuraram Tom.

They were looking for Tom.

Procuraram o meteorito, mas naturalmente, nada encontraram.

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

— Stalker (1979)

Eles procuraram a garota.

They searched for the girl.

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)

Vocês procuraram por isso?

Did you look for it?

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Por que eles nos procuraram?

Why did they contact us?

Os homens que procuraram Tom não se identificaram.

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

Aqueles dois detetives procuraram você de novo.

Those two detectives came looking for you again.

— Cidade dos Sonhos (2001)

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

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

Todos procuraram seus pares e começaram a dançar.

Everyone looked for their partners and started dancing.

Procuraram você o dia todo.

They've been looking for you all day.

— Deu a Louca nos Astros (2000)

Procuraram na despensa?

Did they look in the pantry?

— O Labirinto do Fauno (2006)