No. 3,953 in Catalan
comptaven
"Comptaven" means "they counted" or "they were counting" in English.
In a sentence
Els participants comptaven els punts del joc.
The participants were counting the points of the game.
In this sentence, 'comptaven' is used to indicate the act of counting.
Antigament comptaven amb diversos recursos per fer front a les dificultats.
In the past, they used to rely on various resources to face difficulties.
Here, 'comptaven' means to rely on or to have at one's disposal.
La seva presència comptava com un suport immens.
Their presence counted as immense support.
In this sentence, 'comptava' is used to mean to consider or count as something significant.
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