agradou
Agradou is the third-person singular preterite form of the Portuguese verb agradar, meaning that something pleased or was pleasing. It is used to describe a completed action in which a thing or event gave satisfaction to someone or to a group. The subject of agradou is the thing that caused pleasure, while the person who was pleased is typically expressed with an indirect object pronoun or with a prepositional phrase such as a/ao/à pessoa ou grupo.
Etymology and related forms: Agradar comes from Latin roots meaning to be pleasing, combining ad- (toward) with
Usage notes: Agradou is common in written and formal registers, but it also appears in narrative prose
- O novo projeto agradou aos investidores. (The new project pleased the investors.)
- Isso agradou-me. (That pleased me.)
- A apresentação agradou ao comitê. (The presentation pleased the committee.)
Grammatical alternatives include using the present tense agradar (agrada) for ongoing approval, or constructions with me,
- O resultado agradou a todos.