This is the 4156th most frequent French word.
croyaient
"Croyaient" means "believed" (imperfect tense of "croire").
The word 'croyaient' is used as the imperfect tense of 'croire,' denoting a continuous or repeated belief in the past.
Les enfants croyaient au Père Noël.
The children believed in Santa Claus.
'Croyaient' signals a past action where someone held trust or belief regarding tales of a place.
Il croyaient aux légendes de leur région.
They believed in the legends of their region.
Used in the imperfect tense, 'croyaient' describes a repeated or ongoing belief about an anticipated future event in the past context.