Translation of "qam" into English

Minħabba li ried jilħaq kemm jistaʼ jkun nies, hu uża l-ġranet tiegħu bis-sħiħ, billi qam kmieni u ħadem sa tard bil-lejl.

Wanting to reach as many people as possible, he used his days to the full, rising early and working on into the night.

Tqies ukoll qed qam l-investiment fil-makkinarju.

Also the cost of investment into machinery was considered.