This is the 3594th most frequent Spanish word.
llamaron
"They called."
In this sentence, 'llamaron' is the third person plural preterite form of the verb 'llamar', meaning 'they called'.
Me llamaron por teléfono anoche.
They called me on the phone last night.
Here, 'llamaron' again represents 'they called', used in a past narrative to describe an action taken by the neighbors.
Los vecinos llamaron a la policía cuando escucharon ruidos extraños.
The neighbors called the police when they heard strange noises.
In this example, 'llamaron' is used to signify 'they called', referring to an action of summoning their dog vocally.