promoveu

Promoveu is the third-person singular form of the Portuguese verb promover in the pretérito perfeito (simple past). It signals a completed act of promoting someone or something at a past time. The form is used in both Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese and corresponds to ele, ela or você as the subject in the past tense.

Etymology and usage: promover comes from Latin promovere, from pro- “forward” and movēre “to move.” In everyday use, promover can refer to elevating a person to a higher position, or to promoting a product, idea, or initiative. The past tense form promoveu appears when the subject is he, she, or you (formal in some contexts) in the past.

Conjugation notes: As a rule, the pretérito perfeito do indicativo of promover includes eu promovi, tu promoveste, ele/ela promoveu, nós promovemos, vós promovestes, eles promoveram. In Brazilian Portuguese, the typical past-tense form with você is promoveu (você promoveu). In many varieties of European Portuguese, the second-person singular is often promoveste, while ele/ela still uses promoveu.

Examples:

- Ele promoveu o funcionário ao cargo de gerente.

- A empresa promoveu várias iniciativas para a diversidade.

- A campanha promoveu o produto entre os consumidores.

See also: promotion, promoção, promover (to promote).