aguardaram

Aguardaram is a verb form in Portuguese. It is the third-person plural in the pretérito perfeito do indicativo of the verb aguardar, meaning they waited or they awaited. This tense is used to describe a completed action in the past.

Aguarda ar is a regular -ar verb, so its principal conjugations follow standard patterns. For example: eu aguardei, tu aguardaste, ele aguardou, nós aguardamos, eles aguardaram. The form aguardaram specifically marks that the subject performed the action in the past and is plural.

Usage of aguardaram typically conveys that a group or multiple people waited for something or someone. It can appear with direct objects or with prepositional phrases indicating what was awaited, such as "pela resposta," "por horas," or "a chegada do trem." In narrative or formal writing, it helps establish a sequence of events and the passage of time.

Etymology notes are generally tied to the verb aguardar, from which aguardaram derives as its past tense form. The word is common across Portuguese varieties and is understood in both formal and informal contexts, though preferred usages and regional preferences can vary. See also aguard ar and other conjugations of aguardar for a fuller grammatical overview.