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Valió is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb valer in the preterite tense. It translates roughly as “it was worth” or “it had value,” depending on the context. The form is used to describe a past occurrence in which something proved to have value, importance, or benefit, or to indicate that a past action yielded a positive outcome.

Etymology and forms: Valer comes from the Latin valēre, meaning to be strong or to have value. Its full conjugation in the preterite includes valí, valiste, valió, valimos, valisteis, valieron, with valió specifically corresponding to the third-person singular. The verb also appears in other tenses and moods, such as vale (present indicative) and valía (imperfect), which contribute to nuanced expressions about value over time.

Usage and phrases: Valió is commonly employed to narrate past evaluations or results. For example, a sentence like “La inversión valió” suggests the investment paid off, while “Valió la pena” is a fixed expression meaning “it was worth it.” In price contexts, forms of valer appear with numbers to indicate cost, as in “vale 100 euros,” but the past tense uses valió to indicate what something was worth at a prior time.

Related concepts: Valer is related to nouns such as valor (value) and validez (validity). The expression valió la pena is widely used across Spanish-speaking regions to signal that an effort, risk, or expenditure was justified.

See also: valer, pena, valor, validez.