ellos adoraban

worshipped, adored

→ adorar
ador adore + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #27,828
worshipped, adored Imperfect tense (they/you all).
SP: En esa época, adoraban a sus dioses en silencio.
EN: In that time period, they worshipped their gods in silence.
Conjugation of adorar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First adoraba —
Third adoraba adoraban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First adoraba —
Third adoraba adoraban

Tus padres me adoraban.

Your parents adored me.

Los camioneros le adoraban.

The truck drivers adored him.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Sus alumnos lo adoraban.

His students adored him.

Cómo me adoraban los chicos.

How the boys adored me.

Nos adoraban como a dioses.

They worshipped us like gods.

— Bugonia (2025)

En ese país, las personas adoraban al dinero como a un dios.

In that country, people worshipped money like a god.

Las mujeres lo adoraban.

The women adored him.

Di por sentado que adoraban a Hannah.

I assumed they adored Hannah.

Nuestros amigos la adoraban.

Our friends adored her.

— Crudo (2017)

En Hollywood, todos la adoraban.

In Hollywood, everyone adored her.

— La noche americana (1973)

Los romanos adoraban a varios dioses.

The Romans worshipped several gods.