loro intendevano

meant, intended

→ intendere
intend to understand + evano 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #46,557
meant, intended
IT: Che cosa intendevano con quella frase?
EN: What did they mean by that phrase?
Conjugation of intendere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First intendevo —
Second intendevi —
Third intendeva intendevano

Ho sentito che diceva di avvisare, se intendevano venire.

I heard him say to let them know if they were coming.

— Funny Games (1997)

Forse era quello che intendevano con «che cosa mi hanno insegnato a scrivere »?

Maybe that’s what they meant by “what they taught me to write”?

Mi resi conto di sapere chi intendevano.

I realized I knew who they meant.

Cosa intendevano gli abitanti dei Mondi del Velo per buona salute?

What did the inhabitants of the Veil Worlds mean by good health?