Information about the word exaggerate (English → Esperanto: troigi)

Synonym: overstate

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ɪɡˈzædʒəɹeɪ̯t/, /ɛɡˈzædʒəɹeɪ̯t/
Hyphenationex·ag·ger·ate
Shavian alphabet𐑦𐑜𐑟𐑨𐑡𐑼𐑱𐑑, 𐑧𐑜𐑟𐑨𐑡𐑼𐑱𐑑

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) exaggerate(I) exaggerated
(thou) exaggeratest(thou) exaggeratedst
(he) exaggerates, exaggerateth(he) exaggerated
(we) exaggerate(we) exaggerated
(you) exaggerate(you) exaggerated
(they) exaggerate(they) exaggerated
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) exaggerate (I) exaggerated
(thou) exaggerate(thou) exaggerated
(he) exaggerate(he) exaggerated
(we) exaggerate(we) exaggerated
(you) exaggerate(you) exaggerated
(they) exaggerate(they) exaggerated
Imperative mood
exaggerate
Participles
Present participlePast participle
exaggeratingexaggerated

Usage samples

You could not possibly exaggerate how comical it is
After all, the reports may be exaggerated.

Translations

Afrikaansoordrýf; oordrýwe
Catalanexagerar
Danishoverdrive
Dutchchargeren; overdríjven
Esperantotroigi
Germanübertreiben
Italianesagerare
Papiamentoeksagerá; eksaherá
Polishprzesadzać
Portugueseexagerar
Romanianexagera
Spanishabultar; exagerar
Swedishförstora
Turkishabartmak
West Frisianoerdriuwe