No. 3,200 in Russian
направлялась
"Was heading" or "was directed toward."
In a sentence
Она направлялась на работу пешком.
She was heading to work on foot.
In this sentence, 'направлялась' is used in the past tense, describing her action of heading toward a destination at a specific time or habitually.
Когда я её встретил, она как раз направлялась в магазин.
When I met her, she was just heading to the store.
Here, 'направлялась' is used to indicate an action in progress at the moment of another past action.
Сегодня утром я узнал, что он направлялся в центр города.
This morning I learned that he was heading to the city center.
In this instance, 'направлялся' conveys the idea of a planned or ongoing action in the past.
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