This is the 13767th most frequent Spanish word.
salía
"Salía" means "used to go out" or "was leaving."
The word 'salía' is used in the imperfect tense to describe a habitual action in the past, emphasizing regular or repeated occurrences.
Cuando era niño, salía todos los días a jugar con mis amigos.
When I was a child, I used to go out every day to play with my friends.
Here, 'salía' is in the imperfect tense to provide the background action coinciding with another event described in the sentence.
Salía de la oficina justo cuando empezó a llover.
I was leaving the office just as it started to rain.
In this example, 'salía' communicates the beginning or ongoing nature of the action in the past before another action interrupted or followed it.