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ils crurent

believed

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cru raw, uncooked + rent they past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #43,301
believed Past simple (passé simple), 3rd person plural; mostly used in written/literary French.
FR: Ils crurent l'histoire sans poser de questions.
EN: They believed the story without asking questions.
Conjugation of croire
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First crus —
Second crus —
Third crut crurent

Ils le crurent mort.

They thought he was dead.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Elles ne me crurent pas.

They didn't believe me.

Au début, ils ne le crurent pas.

At first, they didn't believe him.