No. 16,845 in Russian
собиралась
"Собиралась" means "was going to" or "intended to."
In a sentence
Она собиралась пойти в магазин.
She was going to go to the store.
The word 'собиралась' is used to indicate a past intention or plan the subject had to perform an action.
Я собиралась встретить тебя вчера.
I intended to meet you yesterday.
Here, 'собиралась' conveys the speaker's previous intention or action plan that potentially did not happen.
Мы собирались обсудить проект, но возникли другие дела.
We were going to discuss the project, but other matters arose.
In this case, 'собирались' describes a shared previous intention or plan among the speakers to undertake an action.
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