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eles procuravam

were looking for, looked for

→ procurar
procur look for, search for + avam They used to / were
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #37,439
were looking for, looked for Does not mean “procured” (obtained).
PO: Eles procuravam as chaves da casa.
EN: They were looking for the house keys.
Conjugation of procurar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First procurava —
Third procurava procuravam

Os homens que procuravam por Tom não se identificaram.

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

Mas por que o procuravam?

But why were they looking for him?

— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)

Não, apenas procuravam por Pierrot.

No, they were just looking for Pierrot.

— Caché (2005)

Todos eles procuravam pela criança perdida.

They were all searching for the lost child.

O que procuravam no depósito de carvão?

What were they looking for in the coal depot?

— M, o Vampiro de Dusseldorf (1931)