levèrent
Levèrent is a French verb form found in the past historic (passé simple) and corresponds to the third-person plural of the verb lever in its non-pronominal or reflexive use. As a standalone form, levèrent indicates a completed action in the past: they raised, they lifted, or in a reflexive sense, they rose or got up (as in ils se levèrent).
Etymology and form. Lever comes from Old French lever and ultimately from Latin levare, meaning to lift
Usage and style. Levèrent is predominantly literary and historical in tone, because the passé simple is rarely
Examples. Ils levèrent les voiles et naviguèrent vers le large. Ils se levèrent tôt pour commencer le
See also. Lever as a base verb; lever in other tenses and moods; related noun levée, meaning