No. 3,615 in Spanish
mató
"Mató" means "killed."
In a sentence
El héroe mató al dragón con una espada.
The hero killed the dragon with a sword.
Here, 'mató' is used in the third person singular form of 'matar', indicating a completed action of killing.
Por desgracia, la tormenta mató muchas plantas en el jardín.
Unfortunately, the storm killed many plants in the garden.
In this sentence, 'mató' is used figuratively to describe the negative effect of the storm leading to the death of plants.
La noticia mató sus esperanzas de recuperar lo perdido.
The news killed their hopes of recovering what was lost.
'Mató' is employed metaphorically here to express the destruction or cessation of hopes.
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