No. 1,237 in Portuguese
precisou
"Precisou" means "needed" or "required" in English.
In a sentence
Ela precisou de ajuda para terminar o trabalho.
She needed help to finish the work.
The verb 'precisou' is in the past tense of 'precisar' (to need) and is used here to express necessity in a past action.
Ele precisou ir ao médico devido à dor.
He needed to go to the doctor due to the pain.
Here, 'precisou' indicates that it was necessary for him to go to the doctor in the past due to his condition.
Nós precisávamos de um plano, e ele precisou apresentá-lo.
We needed a plan, and he needed to present it.
'Precisou' is used to describe the past action where he had a necessity to present a plan.
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