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loro pensavano

thought, were thinking

→ pensare
pens to think, to think about + avano 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #32,160
thought, were thinking Often means “thought” or “believed” that something was true.
IT: Pensavano che fosse una buona idea.
EN: They thought it was a good idea.
Conjugation of pensare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pensavo pensavamo
Second pensavi pensavate
Third pensava pensavano

Pensavano fosse per il tuo bene.

They thought it was for your own good.

— La tigre e il dragone (2000)

Tom e Mary hanno trovato la chiave che pensavano di aver perso.

Tom and Mary found the key they thought they had lost.

In molti lo pensavano e sono finiti male!

Many people thought so and it ended badly!

— Le vite degli altri (2006)

Pensavano tutti che Tom fosse colpevole.

They all thought Tom was guilty.

Geeta e Babita pensavano di aver vinto la guerra.

Geeta and Babita thought they had won the war.

— Dangal (2016)

Pensavano fosse con lei.

They thought he/she was with her.

— Contrattempo (2017)

Pensavano fossi morto.

They thought you were dead.

— Akira (1988)

Pensavano di saperlo già.

They thought they already knew it.