ils montèrent

got on, boarded, went up, climbed, rose

→ monter
mont to ride (a bicycle) + èrent simple past, they
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #42,761
got on, boarded A literary past-tense form, commonly found in written narratives.
FR: Ils montèrent dans le bus.
EN: They got on the bus.
went up, climbed A literary past-tense form, commonly found in written narratives.
FR: Les enfants montèrent les escaliers.
EN: The children went up the stairs.
went up, rose A literary past-tense form, commonly found in written narratives.
FR: Les prix montèrent rapidement.
EN: Prices went up quickly.
Conjugation of monter
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third monta montèrent

Cahorn radieux de joie, Ganimard toujours paisible, ils montèrent l'escalier.

Cahorn, beaming with joy, and Ganimard, ever calm, went up the stairs.

Encore trois personnes montèrent dans le bus.

Three more people got on the bus.

Les prix montèrent.

Prices rose.

Ils montèrent des escaliers.

They went up the stairs.

Elles montèrent dans le train.

They got on the train.

Ils montèrent dans le train.

They boarded the train.