il crut

believed

→ croire
cr believe + ut 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #35,013
believed This past-tense form is mainly used in written or literary narratives; everyday speech usually uses a different past tense.
FR: Elle crut son frère.
EN: She believed her brother.
Conjugation of croire
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First crus —
Second crus —
Third crut crurent

Presque tout le monde crut la rumeur.

Almost everyone believed the rumor.

Personne ne le crut.

No one believed him.

Personne ne nous crut.

Nobody believed us.

Il écouta et crut discerner le rythme d'une respiration.

He listened and thought he could make out the rhythm of someone breathing.

Personne ne la crut.

No one believed her.

Pratiquement personne ne la crut.

Hardly anyone believed her.

Presque personne ne le crut.

Almost no one believed him.

Tout le monde le crut.

Everyone believed him.

— Idiocracy (2006)

Personne ne crut son histoire.

No one believed his story.

Personne ne me crut jamais.

No one ever believed me.