retractaron

Retractaron is the third-person plural form of the Spanish verb retractar in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It indicates that a group of subjects withdrew or recanted something previously stated, declared, or assumed. The core sense of retractar is to draw back or withdraw, typically referring to a statement, commitment, or position, but it can also be used in a physical sense to pull something back, though the former is far more common in everyday usage.

In practical use, retractaron is often found in historical, journalistic, legal, and formal narrative contexts. Examples include testimonio or testimony contexts ("Los testigos retractaron su declaración"), political or corporate communications ("Las autoridades retractaron su oferta"), or other situations in which previous claims are withdrawn or reversed. The verb is transitive and requires a direct object in most cases.

Conjugation context: retractar follows regular -ar verb patterns. The preterite forms for the key persons are: yo retracté, tú retractaste, él/ella/usted retractó, nosotros retractamos, vosotros retractasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes retractaron. The form retractaron specifically marks a completed action by ellos/ellas/ustedes.

Etymology and related forms: Retractar comes from Latin retractare, formed with re- plus tractare, conveying the sense of drawing back. Related forms include retracto (I retract) and retractas, retracta, retractamos in other tenses and moods.

Notes: The term is most common in written or formal Spanish and may be substituted by phrases such as "se retractaron" or, depending on context, "rectificaron" or "corrigieron" if the emphasis is on correcting information rather than withdrawing a statement.