What does exagerar mean?
exagerar means to exaggerate, to overstate, to overemphasize in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to overdo, to go overboard; to overreact, to blow out of proportion.
Spanish verb guide
Exagerar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn exagerar, meaning to exaggerate, to overstate, to overemphasize, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: exagerandoparticiple: exagerado
Principal forms of exagerar
- Infinitive
- exagerar
- Gerund
- exagerando
- Past participle
- exagerado
Exagerar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | exagero | exageré | exageraba | exageraré |
| tú | exageras | exageraste | exagerabas | exagerarás |
| él / ella / usted | exagera | exageró | exageraba | exagerará |
| nosotros/as | exageramos | exageramos | exagerábamos | exageraremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | exageran | exageraron | exageraban | exagerarán |
Pattern notes
- Exagerar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with exagerar
Los medios exageraron todo el asunto.The media blew the whole thing out of proportion.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Las personas a veces exageran sus capacidades.People sometimes exaggerate their abilities.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Probablemente él exageró su historia.He probably exaggerated his story.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate exagerar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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