ellos ordenaron

they ordered, they tidied up, they organized

→ ordenar
orden to order + aron 3rd-person plural past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #36,505
they ordered Simple past (preterite), 3rd person plural.
SP: Ordenaron pizza para cenar.
EN: They ordered pizza for dinner.
they tidied up, they organized Simple past (preterite), 3rd person plural.
SP: Ordenaron el cuarto antes de que llegaran los invitados.
EN: They tidied up the room before the guests arrived.
Conjugation of ordenar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First ordené ordenamos
Third ordenó ordenaron

Los necesito para una misión que me ordenaron armar.

I need them for a mission I was ordered to put together.

Nos ordenaron venir aquí y reunirnos con usted lo antes posible.

We were ordered to come here and meet with you as soon as possible.

— Guardianes de la Noche: Tren infinito (2020)

Entraron porque se lo ordenaron.

They entered because they were ordered to.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

Ordenaron construir una nueva bomba.

They ordered a new bomb to be built.

A Tom le ordenaron no volver a hacerlo.

Tom was ordered not to do it again.

Hice lo que me ordenaron hacer.

I did what I was ordered to do.

Le ordenaron que se callara.

They ordered him to be quiet.