No. 11,073 in Spanish

echó

"Threw" or "poured," past tense of "echar."

In a sentence

Él se echó en la cama después de un día agotador.
He lay down on the bed after an exhausting day.
In this sentence, 'echó' (from 'echar') is reflexive ('se echó'), meaning 'to lie down.' It depicts the act of reclining or laying oneself down.
Ella echó sal en la sopa para darle más sabor.
She added salt to the soup to give it more flavor.
Here, 'echó' (from 'echar') means 'to add,' specifically referring to sprinkling or placing an ingredient into something.
Él echó una carta al buzón antes de irse.
He dropped a letter into the mailbox before leaving.
In this context, 'echó' is used to mean 'to drop' or 'to place something into,' illustrating its versatility in different situations.

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