ils adoptèrent

adopted

→ adopter
adopt adopt + èrent they past tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #51,036
adopted The passé simple form of “adopt”; used mainly in written or literary French.
FR: Ils adoptèrent un chien.
EN: They adopted a dog.
Conjugation of adopter
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third — adoptèrent

Ils adoptèrent l'orphelin.

They adopted the orphan.

Elles adoptèrent l'orphelin.

They adopted the orphan.

Les Berbères adoptèrent l'Islam comme religion principale.

The Berbers adopted Islam as their primary religion.

Ils adoptèrent mon plan.

They adopted my plan.