This is the 7748th most frequent Catalan word.
cercava
"Was looking for" or "searched."
The usage of 'cercava' depicts a habitual action in the past, emphasizing the subject's nature or tendencies during childhood.
Quan era petit, cercava més aventures arreu.
When he was a child, he was searching for more adventures everywhere.
The verb 'cercava' is used in the past tense (imperfect) to indicate an ongoing action of searching.
Ell cercava una resposta a la pregunta.
He was searching for an answer to the question.
Here, 'cercava' expresses an abstract search in an emotional or conceptual sense.