This is the 10556th most frequent Spanish word.
creía
"Creía" means "I/he/she/it believed" or "used to believe" in English.
The word 'creía' is used here to signify a past belief or thought.
Creía que llegaríamos antes.
I believed that we would arrive earlier.
'Creía' in this case indicates a habitual belief in the past.
Ella creía en cuentos de hadas.
She used to believe in fairy tales.
Here, 'creía' represents a general perspective or value held by someone in the past.