This is the 16845th most frequent Russian word.
собиралась
"Собиралась" means "was going to" or "intended to."
The word 'собиралась' is used to indicate a past intention or plan the subject had to perform an action.
Она собиралась пойти в магазин.
She was going to go to the store.
Here, 'собиралась' conveys the speaker's previous intention or action plan that potentially did not happen.
Я собиралась встретить тебя вчера.
I intended to meet you yesterday.
In this case, 'собирались' describes a shared previous intention or plan among the speakers to undertake an action.