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ellos suspendieron

failed (an exam), suspended, called off, canceled

→ suspender
suspend to suspend, put on hold, cancel, postpone + ieron third-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #34,560
failed (an exam) In many Spanish-speaking countries, suspender an exam means to fail it.
SP: Muchos estudiantes suspendieron el examen.
EN: Many students failed the exam.
suspended
SP: Suspendieron al jugador por una semana.
EN: They suspended the player for a week.
called off, canceled
SP: Suspendieron la reunión por la tormenta.
EN: They called off the meeting because of the storm.
Conjugation of suspender
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third suspendió suspendieron

Casi todos suspendieron.

Almost all of them failed.

A la mitad de ellos los suspendieron.

Half of them were suspended.

— El botín (2026)

Me suspendieron la cuenta.

My account was suspended.

¿Me dirás por qué te suspendieron?

Will you tell me why you were suspended?

— Equipo Demolición (2026)

La mayoría de los alumnos suspendieron el examen.

Most of the students failed the exam.

Me suspendieron.

I got suspended.

A Tom le suspendieron su licencia.

Tom's license was suspended.

Ya suspendieron la huelga.

They have already suspended the strike.

Las clases se suspendieron por las inundaciones.

Classes were suspended due to the flooding.

¿No fue al que suspendieron?

Wasn't he the one who failed?

— El Campo de los Sueños (1989)