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ellos acabaron

finished, ended, ended up, ran out, were used up

a k a ˈb a ɾ o n → acabar
acab to finish, end + aron 3rd-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #28,309
finished, ended
SP: Los niños acabaron la tarea antes de cenar.
EN: The children finished their homework before dinner.
ended up
SP: Después de discutir, acabaron por reírse.
EN: After arguing, they ended up laughing.
ran out, were used up Used with se when something is exhausted or runs out.
SP: Se acabaron las entradas para el concierto.
EN: The tickets for the concert sold out.
Conjugation of acabar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First acabé acabamos
Second acabaste —
Third acabó acabaron

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)

Espera, ¿y dónde acabaron entonces?

Wait, so where did they end up then?

— El día del fin del mundo: Migración (2026)

Se te acabaron las opciones.

You've run out of options.

— Lindas y Letales (2026)

Acabaron conmigo.

They finished me off.

— Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1980)

Y bueno, pues acabaron.

Well, anyway, they finished.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

Las disputas acabaron con nuestra unidad.

The disputes destroyed our unity.

¡Se acabaron!

They're all gone!

— El Auto De La Compadecida (2000)

Me parece que aún no acabaron contigo.

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

— Estallido mortal (1981)

Sabemos que los poemas que no le gustaron acabaron quemados.

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

— Escondido (2005)

Se me acabaron.

I ran out.

— Diarios de motocicleta (2004)

¿No acabaron los estudios?

Didn't they finish their studies?

— Perros de Reserva (1992)

¿Se acabaron los juegos?

Are the games over?

— Les invasions barbares (2003)

Cayó vivo, revuelto en la sangre, y en el suelo lo acabaron de matar.

He fell alive, covered in blood, and they finished him off on the ground.