encontrava

first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of encontrar

(pronominal, transitive) to meet
(transitive) to find; to locate
(formal, pronominal) to be located
(figuratively, pronominal) to find oneself (to learn what kind of person one is)
(figuratively, pronominal, transitive) to find one's place (to discover one's vocation)

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