This is the 11101st most frequent Portuguese word.
liam
"Liam" is the third-person plural imperfect tense of the verb "ler," meaning "they were reading" or "they used to read."
The word 'liam' is the third-person plural past tense of the verb 'ler', meaning 'to read'. It indicates an action that occurred habitually in the past.
Eles liam um livro todas as noites.
They read a book every night.
'Liam' is used here in its past habitual sense, referring to the action of reading the news in childhood.
Nós liam as notícias regularmente na infância.
We read the news regularly during childhood.
'Liam' indicates an ongoing past action, emphasizing the activity of story reading by children happening repeatedly in the library.