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узнавал

recognized, found out, learned

ʊ z n ɐ v a ɫ → узнавать
у away from / off + зна to know + ва forms imperfective verbs + л past tense, masculine singular
verb · masculine singular · past indicative Rare #44,516
recognized
RU: Я всегда узнавал его по голосу.
EN: I always recognized him by his voice.
found out, learned
RU: В детстве я узнавал много нового из книг.
EN: As a child, I learned a lot of new things from books.
Conjugation of узнавать
Indicative past
узнавал

Каждый раз узнавал?

Did you recognize it every time?

— Анатомия падения (2023)

Этот детектив там был, узнавал о девушке, потом поблагодарил и уехал.

That detective was there, asking about the girl, then he thanked us and left.

— Психо (1960)

Он не всегда меня узнавал.

He didn’t always recognize me.

— Пророк (2009)

Том, похоже, меня не узнавал.

Tom didn't seem to recognize me.

Sounds similar to

узнавать ʊ z n ɐ v a tʲ