This is the 15186th most frequent Polish word.
schodzili
"Schodzili" means "they were coming down" or "they descended."
'Schodzili' is used to describe the continuous action of descending in a physical sense.
Turyści schodzili z góry po stromym zboczu.
The tourists were descending from the mountain along the steep slope.
'Schodzili' denotes the action of moving to a lower place in transition.
Podczas ewakuacji wszyscy schodzili do schronu.
During the evacuation, everyone was heading down to the shelter.
Here, 'schodzili' metaphorically signifies deviating to a less favorable course in life.