Promovió

Promovió is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb promover in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It indicates a completed action in the past in which someone or something promoted, advanced, or supported a person, idea, project, or policy.

Etymology: promover derives from Latin promovēre, formed by pro- (forward) and movēre (to move). The related noun promote is promotion (promoción) in Spanish.

Usage: The form promovió is used across various domains. In a business context, it can mean promoting employees or products. In politics or social affairs, it can refer to advancing reforms or campaigns. In everyday language, it denotes encouragement or advocacy that occurred in the past. The verb can take direct objects (promovió a varios empleados) or be followed by prepositional phrases (promovió la causa de la educación).

Conjugation note: Promover is conjugated in the pretérito indefinido with the endings -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron for the respective persons. The form promovió retains a written accent on the final syllable to indicate the correct stress pattern.

Examples:

- El comité promovió una campaña de concienciación.

- La empresa promovió a varias personas a puestos de dirección.

- El gobierno promovió reformas laborales durante la década pasada.

See also: promover, promoción, promovido.