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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 #36,499
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

O que procuravam no depósito de carvão?

What were they looking for in the coal depot?

— M, o Vampiro de Dusseldorf (1931)

Todos eles procuravam pela criança perdida.

They were all searching for the lost child.

Mas por que o procuravam?

But why were they looking for him?

— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)

Os homens que procuravam por Tom não se identificaram.

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

Não, apenas procuravam por Pierrot.

No, they were just looking for Pierrot.

— Caché (2005)