él crio

I raise, I bring up

→ criar
cri to raise, bring up + o 3rd-person singular preterite
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #40,922
I raise, I bring up Often written crío when pronounced with the stress on í.
SP: Yo crio gallinas en casa.
EN: I raise chickens at home.
Conjugation of criar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First crié —
Second criaste —
Third crió criaron

La crio su abuela.

She was raised by her grandmother.

Ella, durante su vida, crio a nueve niños.

During her lifetime, she raised nine children.

Mi abuela me crio.

My grandmother raised me.

Su madre murió cuando era joven, y su abuela lo crio.

His mother died when he was young, and his grandmother raised him.

Para eso me crio, sabiendo que iba a necesitar mi fortuna.

That's what he raised me for, knowing that I was going to need my fortune.

— La doncella (2016)

Se crio en Australia.

He grew up in Australia.

Me crio mi madre.

My mother raised me.

— ¡Ayuda! (2026)