recostaron

Recostaron is the third-person plural preterite (pretérito indefinido) form of the Spanish verb recostar. Recostar means to place something so that it rests against another object, to lean back or prop up, or to recline. The action is transitive and can involve a person or an inanimate object; when the subject is performing the action on oneself, the reflexive form recostarse is used.

In usage, recostar is common in both Latin American and European Spanish. It describes physically positioning objects or bodies to support comfort or stability, such as resting against a backrest, leaning a chair, or laying a patient down. It can be used with direct objects that denote people or things: recostaron la espalda contra la silla; recostaron las camas contra la pared; el equipo fue recostado sobre la mesa.

Conjugation notes: recostar is a regular -ar verb. Examples in some key tenses: present yo recuesto, tú recuestas, él recuesta; preterite yo recosté, tú recostaste, él recostó, nosotros recostamos, vosotros recostasteis, ellos recostaron; past imperfect era recostaba; subjunctive present que recoste, que recostes, que recoste, que recostemos, que recostéis, que recosten. The corresponding reflexive form, recostarse, is used when the subject performs the action on itself (me recuesto, te recuestas, se recuesta, etc.).

See also: recostar, recostarse, recostado, reposar. The term is primarily a literal description of positioning for rest, with metaphorical uses being less common.