No. 17,106 in Russian
ссылались
"Ссылались" means "referred" or "were referring (to)."
In a sentence
На собрании они все ссылались на один и тот же источник информации.
At the meeting, they all referred to the same source of information.
In this sentence, 'ссылались' indicates referring to a particular source, demonstrating the act of using references or citing something.
Юристы ссылались на прецеденты из предыдущих судебных решений.
The lawyers referred to precedents from previous court decisions.
Here, 'ссылались' is used to show the act of invoking previous decisions as supporting evidence in a legal context.
В своем письме она ссылалась на ваши рекомендации.
In her letter, she referred to your recommendations.
This example uses 'ссылалась' to describe the act of mentioning someone else's advice or input in communication.
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