ellos respondieron

answered, replied, responded, reacted

→ responder
respond to answer, to respond + ieron third-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #52,288
answered, replied
SP: Respondieron a todas las preguntas.
EN: They answered all the questions.
responded, reacted
SP: Cuando los llamé, respondieron enseguida.
EN: When I called them, they responded right away.
Conjugation of responder
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First respondí —
Second respondiste —
Third respondió respondieron

Los alumnos respondieron en orden.

The students answered in order.

Respondieron.

They responded.

— Lazzaro felice (2018)

No me respondieron los frenos.

The brakes failed to respond.

Respondieron a mis preguntas con dificultad.

They answered my questions with difficulty.