ellos acabaron

they finished, they ended

a k a ˈb a ɾ o n → acabar
acab to finish, to end + aron 3rd-person plural past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #29,264
they finished, they ended
SP: Acabaron el proyecto a tiempo.
EN: They finished the project on time.
Conjugation of acabar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First acabé acabamos
Third acabó acabaron

Claire y Griff acabaron casándose.

Claire and Griff ended up getting married.

— Anaconda (2025)

Acabaron conmigo.

They finished me off.

— Pixote, la ley del más débil (1980)

Comenzaron a discutir sobre Dios, y acabaron por perder la paciencia.

They began to argue about God, and ended up losing their patience.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

Te sorprendería el número de estudiantes que acabaron los deberes.

You’d be surprised by the number of students who finished their homework.

Espera, ¿y dónde acabaron entonces?

Wait, so where did they end up then?

— Greenland 2 (2026)

Las disputas acabaron con nuestra unidad.

The disputes destroyed our unity.

Acabaron con el enemigo.

They finished off the enemy.

Me parece que aún no acabaron contigo.

I don't think they're finished with you yet.

— Impacto (1981)

Sabemos que los poemas que no le gustaron acabaron quemados.

We know that the poems he didn't like ended up being burned.

— Caché (Escondido) (2005)

Se te acabaron las opciones.

You've run out of options.

— Lindas y letales (2026)