No. 7,348 in Catalan

apuntaven

"Apuntaven" means "they pointed" or "they aimed" in English.

In a sentence

Els nens apuntaven amb els seus dits cap al cel.
The children were pointing with their fingers towards the sky.
In this sentence, 'apuntaven' is used in the sense of pointing or directing attention towards something.
Els estudiants apuntaven les seves notes al quadern.
The students were jotting down their notes in the notebook.
Here, 'apuntaven' means jotting down, as in taking notes in a notebook.
Els resultats apuntaven a una millora significativa.
The results indicated a significant improvement.
In this instance, 'apuntaven' is employed metaphorically to convey suggesting or indicating a specific conclusion.

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