No. 4,763 in Russian
занималась
"Engaged in" or "was occupied with."
In a sentence
Она занималась спортом каждый день.
She was doing sports every day.
The word "занималась" here means "was engaged in" or "was practicing" in the context of performing a physical activity like sports.
Вчера я занималась музыкой, играя на гитаре.
Yesterday, I was practicing music by playing the guitar.
In this sentence, "занималась" implies "was occupied with" or "was practicing," referring to activities related to playing musical instruments or studying music.
На протяжении часа она занималась чтением книги.
For an hour, she was engaged in reading a book.
Here, "занималась" means "was engaged in" or "was occupied with," denoting that her activity consisted of reading a book.
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