искали

looked for, searched for, were looking for

ɪ s k a lʲ ɪ → искать
иска search; seek + ли Past plural
verb · plural, past tense Common #6,359
looked for, searched for, were looking for Past-tense plural form; it can also refer to a singular polite “you.”
RU: Мы искали ключи весь вечер.
EN: We looked for the keys all evening.
Conjugation of искать
Indicative past

Зачем вы меня искали?

Why were you looking for me?

Мы просто их искали.

We were just looking for them.

Долго искали место для парковки.

We spent a long time looking for a place to park.

— Простые сложности Нико Фишера (2012)

Мы везде его искали.

We looked for him everywhere.

Они везде его искали, но не нашли.

They searched everywhere for him, but they didn't find him.

Если бы не я, мы бы искали его несколько часов.

If it weren’t for me, we would have been looking for him for several hours.

— М убийца (1931)

Если я увижу Тома, я скажу ему, что вы его искали.

If I see Tom, I’ll tell him that you were looking for him.

Что вы здесь искали?

What were you looking for here?

— Крепкий орешек (1988)

Спокойно, мы просто искали серёжку в траве.

Don't worry, we were just looking for an earring in the grass.

— Марти Великолепный (2025)

Пропавшего ребёнка искали все.

Everyone was looking for the missing child.

Вы меня искали?

Were you looking for me?

Эти люди искали шанс разбогатеть.

These people were looking for a chance to get rich.

Тебя все искали.

Everyone was looking for you.

Все искали Тома.

Everyone was looking for Tom.

Мы везде тебя искали, Том.

We’ve been looking for you everywhere, Tom.

Что это вы искали?

What were you looking for?

Да, искали.

Yes, we were looking.

— Пиноккио (2019)

Они тебя искали.

They were looking for you.

— Брат (1997)

Вы что-то искали?

Were you looking for something?

Они все искали пропавшего ребёнка.

They were all looking for the missing child.

Вы только что безуспешно искали Бредото.

You just searched for Bredoto without success.

— Амели (2001)

Если бы у нас с тобой была дочь, мы бы тоже ее искали.

If you and I had a daughter, we'd be looking for her too.

— Крадущийся тигр, затаившийся дракон (2000)

Дети искали ее везде, но не могли найти.

The children looked for her everywhere, but they couldn’t find her.

Почему искали у меня?

Why did they search my place?

— Не говори никому (2006)

В горах искали, да в общем повсюду.

They searched in the mountains, and in general everywhere.

— Мальчик и птица (2023)

Все искали Дэна.

Everyone was looking for Dan.

Вы её искали?

Have you been looking for her?

Мы тебя искали.

We were looking for you.

— Пиноккио (2019)

Ночью он хочет, чтобы искали его.

At night he wants to be looked for.

— Английский пациент (1996)

Его искали повсюду, но так и не смогли найти.

They searched everywhere for him, but still couldn't find him.

— Мальчик и птица (2023)

Как если бы они просили о спасении или искали справедливости.

As if they were asking for salvation or seeking justice.

— Эксперимент 2: Волна (2008)

Почему они тебя искали?

Why were they looking for you?

— Рим, открытый город (1945)

Вы это искали?

Is this what you were looking for?

Вы не эту книгу искали?

Weren’t you looking for this book?

Метеорит этот искали и, конечно, ничего не нашли.

They searched for the meteorite, but of course they found nothing.

— Сталкер (1979)

Серёжка упала, мы её искали.

The earring fell, we were looking for it.

— Марти Великолепный (2025)