exagerar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exaggerāre (“exaggerate, amplify”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əɡ.zə.ʒəˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eɡ.za.d͡ʒeˈɾaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

exagerar (first-person singular present exagero, first-person singular preterite exagerí, past participle exagerat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. to exaggerate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of exagerar (first conjugation)

infinitive			exagerar
gerund			exagerant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		exagerat		exagerada
		plural		exagerats		exagerades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	exagero	exageres	exagera	exagerem	exagereu	exageren
	imperfect	exagerava	exageraves	exagerava	exageràvem	exageràveu	exageraven
	future	exageraré	exageraràs	exagerarà	exagerarem	exagerareu	exageraran
	preterite	exagerí	exagerares	exagerà	exageràrem	exageràreu	exageraren
	conditional	exageraria	exageraries	exageraria	exageraríem	exageraríeu	exagerarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	exageri	exageris	exageri	exagerem	exagereu	exagerin
	imperfect	exagerés	exageressis	exagerés	exageréssim	exageréssiu	exageressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	exagera	exageri	exagerem	exagereu	exagerin
	negative (no)	—	no exageris	no exageri	no exagerem	no exagereu	no exagerin

Related terms

• exageració
• exagerat

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin exaggerāre (“exaggerate, amplify”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.za.ʒeˈɾa(ʁ)/ [e.za.ʒeˈɾa(h)], /i.za.ʒeˈɾa(ʁ)/ [i.za.ʒeˈɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.za.ʒeˈɾa(ʁ)/ [e.za.ʒeˈɾa(h)], /i.za.ʒeˈɾa(ʁ)/ [i.za.ʒeˈɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /e.za.ʒeˈɾa(ɾ)/, /i.za.ʒeˈɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /e.za.ʒeˈɾa(ʁ)/ [e.za.ʒeˈɾa(χ)], /i.za.ʒeˈɾa(ʁ)/ [i.za.ʒeˈɾa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /e.za.ʒeˈɾa(ɻ)/, /i.za.ʒeˈɾa(ɻ)/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.za.ʒeˈɾa(ʁ)/ [e.za.ʒeˈɾa(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.zɐ.ʒɨˈɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.zɐ.ʒɨˈɾaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.zɐ.ʒɨˈɾa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: e‧xa‧ge‧rar

Verb

exagerar (first-person singular present exagero, first-person singular preterite exagerei, past participle exagerado)

1. to exaggerate
2. to overstate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of exagerar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	exagerar
Personal	exagerar	exagerares	exagerar	exagerarmos	exagerardes	exagerarem
Gerund
	exagerando
Past participle
Masculine	exagerado			exagerados
Feminine	exagerada			exageradas
Indicative
Present	exagero	exageras	exagera	exageramos	exagerais	exageram
Imperfect	exagerava	exageravas	exagerava	exagerávamos	exageráveis	exageravam
Preterite	exagerei	exageraste	exagerou	exageramos1, exagerámos2	exagerastes	exageraram
Pluperfect	exagerara	exageraras	exagerara	exageráramos	exageráreis	exageraram
Future	exagerarei	exagerarás	exagerará	exageraremos	exagerareis	exagerarão
Conditional	exageraria	exagerarias	exageraria	exageraríamos	exageraríeis	exagerariam
Subjunctive
Present	exagere	exageres	exagere	exageremos	exagereis	exagerem
Imperfect	exagerasse	exagerasses	exagerasse	exagerássemos	exagerásseis	exagerassem
Future	exagerar	exagerares	exagerar	exagerarmos	exagerardes	exagerarem
Imperative
Affirmative		exagera	exagere	exageremos	exagerai	exagerem
Negative (não)		não exageres	não exagere	não exageremos	não exagereis	não exagerem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “exagerar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “exagerar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “exagerar”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “exagerar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “exagerar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exaggerāre (“exaggerate, amplify”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡsaxeˈɾaɾ/ [eɣ̞.sa.xeˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: e‧xa‧ge‧rar

Verb

exagerar (first-person singular present exagero, first-person singular preterite exageré, past participle exagerado)

1. to exaggerate, to overstate, to overemphasize
2. to overdo, to go overboard
3. to overreact, to blow out of proportion
4. to play up, to inflate, to overplay, to ham up

Conjugation

    Conjugation of exagerar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			exagerar
gerund			exagerando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		exagerado		exagerada
		plural		exagerados		exageradas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	exagero	exagerastú exagerásvos	exagera	exageramos	exageráis	exageran
	imperfect	exageraba	exagerabas	exageraba	exagerábamos	exagerabais	exageraban
	preterite	exageré	exageraste	exageró	exageramos	exagerasteis	exageraron
	future	exageraré	exagerarás	exagerará	exageraremos	exageraréis	exagerarán
	conditional	exageraría	exagerarías	exageraría	exageraríamos	exageraríais	exagerarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	exagere	exagerestú exagerésvos2	exagere	exageremos	exageréis	exageren
	imperfect (ra)	exagerara	exageraras	exagerara	exageráramos	exagerarais	exageraran
	imperfect (se)	exagerase	exagerases	exagerase	exagerásemos	exageraseis	exagerasen
	future1	exagerare	exagerares	exagerare	exageráremos	exagerareis	exageraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		exageratú exagerávos	exagere	exageremos	exagerad	exageren
	negative		no exageres	no exagere	no exageremos	no exageréis	no exageren

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of exagerar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive exagerar	dative	exagerarme	exagerarte	exagerarle, exagerarse	exagerarnos	exageraros	exagerarles, exagerarse
	accusative	exagerarme	exagerarte	exagerarlo, exagerarla, exagerarse	exagerarnos	exageraros	exagerarlos, exagerarlas, exagerarse
with gerund exagerando	dative	exagerándome	exagerándote	exagerándole, exagerándose	exagerándonos	exagerándoos	exagerándoles, exagerándose
	accusative	exagerándome	exagerándote	exagerándolo, exagerándola, exagerándose	exagerándonos	exagerándoos	exagerándolos, exagerándolas, exagerándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative exagera	dative	exagérame	exagérate	exagérale	exagéranos	not used	exagérales
	accusative	exagérame	exagérate	exagéralo, exagérala	exagéranos	not used	exagéralos, exagéralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative exagerá	dative	exagerame	exagerate	exagerale	exageranos	not used	exagerales
	accusative	exagerame	exagerate	exageralo, exagerala	exageranos	not used	exageralos, exageralas
with formal second-person singular imperative exagere	dative	exagéreme	not used	exagérele, exagérese	exagérenos	not used	exagéreles
	accusative	exagéreme	not used	exagérelo, exagérela, exagérese	exagérenos	not used	exagérelos, exagérelas
with first-person plural imperative exageremos	dative	not used	exagerémoste	exagerémosle	exagerémonos	exagerémoos	exagerémosles
	accusative	not used	exagerémoste	exagerémoslo, exagerémosla	exagerémonos	exagerémoos	exagerémoslos, exagerémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative exagerad	dative	exageradme	not used	exageradle	exageradnos	exageraos	exageradles
	accusative	exageradme	not used	exageradlo, exageradla	exageradnos	exageraos	exageradlos, exageradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative exageren	dative	exagérenme	not used	exagérenle	exagérennos	not used	exagérenles, exagérense
	accusative	exagérenme	not used	exagérenlo, exagérenla	exagérennos	not used	exagérenlos, exagérenlas, exagérense

Related terms

• exageración
• exagerado

Further reading

• “exagerar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Venetan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exaggerāre (“exaggerate, amplify”).

Verb

exagerar

1. (transitive) to exaggerate
2. (transitive) to exceed

Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of exagerar (first conjugation)

infinitive	exagerar
auxiliary verb		aver	gerund		exagerando
past participle		exagerà
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	exagero	(te) exageri	(el/ła) exagera	exagerémo, exageròn	exageré	(i/łe) exagera
imperfect	exagerava	(te) exageravi	(el/ła) exagerava	exageràvimo	exageravi	(i/łe) exagerava
future	exagerarò	(te) exagerarè	(el/ła) exagerarà	exagerarémo	exagerarè	(i/łe) exagerarà
conditional	exagerarìa	(te) exagerarisi	(el/ła) exagerarìa	exagerarìsimo	exagerarisi	(i/łe) exagerarìa
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che eło / eła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri / łore
present	exagere, exagera	(te) exageri	(el/ła) exagere, (el/ła) exagera	exagerémo, exagerone	exageré	(i/łe) exagere, (i/łe) exagera
imperfect	exagerase	(te) exagerasi	(el/ła) exagerase	exageràsimo	exagerasi	(i/łe) exagerase
imperative	—	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
	—	(te) exagera	(el/ła) exagera, (el/ła) exagere	exagerémo	exageré	(i/łe) exagera, (i/łe) exagere