ellos acudieron

came, showed up, turned to, went to

→ acudir
acud to turn to, to go to + ieron third-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #49,020
came, showed up
SP: Mis amigos acudieron a la fiesta.
EN: My friends came to the party.
turned to, went to
SP: Acudieron a una médica para pedir consejo.
EN: They turned to a doctor for advice.
Conjugation of acudir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third acudió acudieron

Tú los llamaste y acudieron corriendo.

You called them, and they came running.

— Gángster Americano (2007)

Acudieron cuarenta personas.

Forty people attended.

Todos se acudieron en manada alrededor de la estrella de cine.

They all crowded around the movie star.

Acudieron en su ayuda.

They came to his aid.

Ellos acudieron a una adivina.

They went to a fortune teller.