No. 1,572 in Spanish
cerró
"Cerró" means "closed" (third person singular preterite of "cerrar" - to close).
In a sentence
Él cerró la puerta después de entrar.
He closed the door after entering.
Here, 'cerró' is used as the third person singular past tense of the verb 'cerrar', meaning 'to close', and it indicates an action completed in the past by someone.
Mi amiga cerró la tienda temprano anoche.
My friend closed the shop early last night.
In this sentence, 'cerró' also represents a completed action in the past, specifically referring to the act performed by 'mi amiga', showing possession in the context.
El programa se cerró inesperadamente.
The program closed unexpectedly.
Here, 'cerró' is used in a reflexive manner to indicate that the program completed the action of closing itself, emphasizing the involuntary nature of the past event.
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