él aguardó

waited

→ aguardar
a make or become + guard to keep, to save, to store + ó 3rd-person singular preterite
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #55,881
waited Aguardar is somewhat more formal than esperar.
SP: Ella aguardó en la entrada.
EN: She waited at the entrance.
Conjugation of aguardar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third aguardó —

Tom aguardó afuera de la puerta.

Tom waited outside the door.

Carlos aguardó un momento.

Carlos waited a moment.

Tom aguardó en la plataforma.

Tom waited on the platform.

Él aguardó varios segundos y abrió la puerta.

He waited several seconds and opened the door.