ellos subieron

loaded, put ... on, went up, got on

→ subir
sub go up + ieron third-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Uncommon #25,593
loaded, put ... on The object being loaded is usually stated.
SP: Subieron las cajas al camión.
EN: They loaded the boxes onto the truck.
went up, got on Often used with se to mean getting onto or climbing up something.
SP: Se subieron al autobús.
EN: They got on the bus.
Conjugation of subir
SingularPlural
First subirme —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First subí subimos
Second subiste —
Third subió subieron

Con perseverancia, hasta los caracoles se subieron al arca.

With perseverance, even the snails climbed onto the ark.

Las otras subieron a verla.

The others went upstairs to see her.

— Picnic (1955)

Me subieron a un auto.

They put me in a car.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

Se subieron al tejado para limpiar la chimenea.

They climbed onto the roof to clean the chimney.

Subieron al tren.

They boarded the train.

Necesito saber si ya se subieron.

I need to know if they've been uploaded yet.

— El Día del Fin del Mundo (2020)

Me subieron a una plataforma.

They put me on a platform.

— Fue solo un accidente (2025)

Subieron por el pozo de ventilación.

They climbed up the ventilation shaft.

Nuestras mujeres, madres e hijos se subieron al tren.

Our women, mothers and children boarded the train.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Se subieron al avión.

They boarded the plane.

Ellos subieron las escaleras.

They went upstairs.

Los subieron a un tren.

They put them on a train.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Sin embargo, las redes, cuando las subieron, estaban llenas.

However, the nets, when they were raised, were full.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)