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разыскивал

was looking for, was searching for

r ɐ z ɨ s kʲ ɪ v ə ɫ → разыскивать
раз apart; in different directions (often intensively) + ыск to look for; to search (for) + ива forms imperfective verbs + л past tense, masculine singular
verb · masculine singular · past indicative Rare #48,254
was looking for, was searching for
RU: Он разыскивал своего друга по всему городу.
EN: He was looking for his friend all over the city.

А я-то его разыскивал!

And here I was, looking for him!

— Ночной дозор (2004)

И он не разыскивал тебя?

And he didn't look for you?

— Земляничная поляна (1957)

Вчера она убила полицейского, который много лет разыскивал ее.

Yesterday, she killed the police officer who had been searching for her for many years.

— Крадущийся тигр, затаившийся дракон (2000)

Это то самое видео, которое я разыскивал.

This is the very video I was looking for.