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eles procuravam

were looking for, sought

→ procurar
procur to look for; to search for + avam they (or you plural) were doing
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #36,847
were looking for, sought
PO: Eles procuravam um lugar para estacionar.
EN: They were looking for a place to park.
Conjugation of procurar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First procurava —
Third procurava procuravam

Não, apenas procuravam por Pierrot.

No, they were just looking for Pierrot.

— Caché (2005)

Os homens que procuravam por Tom não se identificaram.

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

O que procuravam no depósito de carvão?

What were they looking for in the coal depot?

— M, o Vampiro de Dusseldorf (1931)

Mas por que o procuravam?

But why were they looking for him?

— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)

Todos eles procuravam pela criança perdida.

They were all searching for the lost child.