ellos apuntaron

they aimed, they pointed, they noted down, they wrote down

→ apuntar
apunt point + aron they preterite
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #41,268
they aimed, they pointed
SP: Los policías apuntaron sus armas hacia la puerta.
EN: The police aimed their weapons at the door.
they noted down, they wrote down
SP: Ellos apuntaron la dirección en un papel.
EN: They wrote down the address on a piece of paper.
Conjugation of apuntar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First apunté —
Third apuntó apuntaron
SingularPlural
First apuntarme —

Tom y Mary se apuntaron a la marina.

Tom and Mary joined the navy.

Los cazadores apuntaron con sus rifles al elefante.

The hunters aimed their rifles at the elephant.

Apuntaron.

They pointed.

— Quieto, muere, resucita (1990)

Apuntaron sus armas hacia ella.

They pointed their weapons at her.

No, nos apuntaron.

No, they pointed a gun at us.

— Tropa de élite (2007)