ele acelerou

sped up, accelerated

ɐ s ɨ l ɨ ɾ o → acelerar
aceler speed up, accelerate + ou 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #33,119
sped up, accelerated
PO: O motorista acelerou quando o sinal ficou verde.
EN: The driver sped up when the light turned green.
Conjugation of acelerar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third acelerou —

Acelerou.

It accelerated.

— Whiplash: Em Busca da Perfeição (2014)

O motorista acelerou o carro.

The driver accelerated the car.

O que acelerou o processo no caso de Santiago?

What accelerated the process in Santiago's case?

— Questão de Honra (1992)

De repente ele acelerou o carro.

Suddenly he accelerated the car.

Ele acelerou o carro e me ultrapassou.

He sped up the car and overtook me.

Ele acelerou.

He accelerated.

Tom acelerou.

Tom accelerated.