This is the 17106th most frequent Russian word.
ссылались
"Ссылались" means "referred" or "were referring (to)."
In this sentence, 'ссылались' indicates referring to a particular source, demonstrating the act of using references or citing something.
На собрании они все ссылались на один и тот же источник информации.
At the meeting, they all referred to the same source of information.
Here, 'ссылались' is used to show the act of invoking previous decisions as supporting evidence in a legal context.
Юристы ссылались на прецеденты из предыдущих судебных решений.
The lawyers referred to precedents from previous court decisions.
This example uses 'ссылалась' to describe the act of mentioning someone else's advice or input in communication.