No. 14,346 in Russian
открывал
"Открывал" means "opened" (past tense, masculine form).
In a sentence
Он открывал дверь каждый вечер.
He opened the door every evening.
In this sentence, 'открывал' refers to the repeated action of opening the door in the past.
Когда я пришёл, он как раз открывал окно.
When I arrived, he was opening the window.
Here, 'открывал' describes a past continuous action, indicating that the action of opening the window was in progress when another action occurred.
Раньше он часто открывал новое для себя через чтение.
Earlier, he often discovered new things for himself through reading.
In this example, 'открывал' is used metaphorically to mean 'discovered' or 'learned,' applied to gaining new knowledge or insights.
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