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ele aguentou

put up with, endured, held on, lasted

→ aguentar
aguent to endure, to withstand, to tolerate + ou 3rd-person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #32,199
put up with, endured Simple past (ele/ela/você): “(he/she/you) put up with / endured.”
PO: Ela aguentou a dor sem reclamar.
EN: She endured the pain without complaining.
held on, lasted Simple past (ele/ela/você): can mean something “held up/lasted” (e.g., an object, battery, or situation).
PO: A bateria aguentou o dia todo.
EN: The battery lasted all day.
Conjugation of aguentar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First aguentei —
Third aguentou —

Eu não sei como Tom aguentou.

I don't know how Tom put up with it.

Aguentou.

He endured it.

— F1: O Filme (2025)

Minha mulher não aguentou quando entendeu o que aquilo significava.

My wife couldn't take it anymore when she understood what that meant.

— Um Contratempo (2017)

Não sei como Tom aguentou.

I don't know how Tom managed to cope.

No final, ela não aguentou mais.

In the end, she couldn't take it anymore.

— Invasores - Nenhum Sistema Está à Salvo (2014)

O Tom não aguentou mais.

Tom couldn't take it anymore.

Este aí não aguentou.

That one couldn't handle it.

— Máquina de Guerra (2026)