él bastó

was enough, sufficed

b a s ˈt o → bastar
bast be enough; suffice + ó 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #45,755
was enough, sufficed
SP: Con una hora bastó para terminar el trabajo.
EN: An hour was enough to finish the work.
Conjugation of bastar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third bastó

A Tim le bastó.

That was enough for Tim.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

Bastó que Teófanes te llamara con un dedo, para que aceptaras enseguida.

It was enough for Theophanes to call you with a finger for you to accept immediately.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Mi explicación no bastó.

My explanation was not enough.

Una sola mirada me bastó para ver que se nos había ocurrido la misma locura.

One look was enough for me to see that we had come up with the same crazy idea.

— Ratatouille (2007)