ellos escondieron

hid, concealed, hid (themselves)

→ esconder
escond to hide, to conceal + ieron third-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #49,039
hid, concealed
SP: Escondieron las llaves debajo de la cama.
EN: They hid the keys under the bed.
hid (themselves) Used with se to mean that the people hid themselves.
SP: Se escondieron en el armario.
EN: They hid in the closet.
Conjugation of esconder
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First escondí escondimos
Second escondiste —
Third escondió escondieron

¡Se escondieron en el callejón!

They hid in the alley!

— Akira (1988)

¿Dónde te escondieron estos días?

Where did they hide you all these days?

— El Maquinista (2004)

Escondieron todo el asunto.

They covered up the whole thing.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Quiero saber dónde escondieron el dinero.

I want to know where they hid the money.

No sé en dónde escondieron la llave.

I don't know where they hid the key.