This is the 6264th most frequent Russian word.
узнавал
"Узнавал" means "was finding out" or "was recognizing."
The word "узнавал" in this sentence is in the past tense and indicates that the speaker obtained new information on multiple occasions as a recurring activity.
Я узнавал новые детали о проекте, когда общался с коллегами.
I was learning new details about the project while talking to my colleagues.
Here, "узнавал" conveys a habitual action in the past, emphasizing frequent learning of facts over a period.
Раньше он часто узнавал интересные факты из книг.
He used to often learn interesting facts from books.
In this context, "узнавал" means the act of inquiring or acquiring information regularly, displaying the ongoing nature of the action.