ele adiantou

advanced, moved forward, helped, worked (was effective)

ɐ d j ɐ̃ t o → adiantar
adiant to advance, to move forward + ou 3rd-person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #27,643
advanced, moved forward
PO: O projeto adiantou duas semanas.
EN: The project moved forward by two weeks.
helped, worked (was effective) Often used in the negative: “não adiantou” = “it didn’t help / it didn’t work.”
PO: Eu tentei explicar, mas não adiantou.
EN: I tried to explain, but it didn’t help.
Conjugation of adiantar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third adiantou —

Eu tentei, mas nada adiantou.

I tried, but nothing worked.

— Hamnet: A Vida Antes de Hamlet (2025)

Já comecei com antibiótico, mas acho que não adiantou.

I've already started taking antibiotics, but I don't think they've helped.

— Carandiru (2003)

Mas não adiantou!

But it was no use!

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

É verdade, de que nos adiantou essa colaboração?

That's true, but what good did that collaboration do us?

— M, o Vampiro de Dusseldorf (1931)

Eu tentei, mas não adiantou.

I tried, but it didn’t help.

— Três Homens em Conflito (1966)

A promotoria se adiantou a nós.

The prosecution beat us to it.

— Um Contratempo (2017)

Adiantou alguma coisa?

Did it help?

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Já tentei e não adiantou.

I already tried, but it didn't work.

— Mulheres à Beira de um Ataque de Nervos (1988)

O relógio se adiantou.

The clock is fast.

— Quando Voam as Cegonhas (1957)

Mas não adiantou nada.

But it didn't help at all.

— Carandiru (2003)

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