/ɛɡ.za.ʒe.ʁe/
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to exaggerate; to overdo it
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Word origin
From Latin exaggerare ('to heap up, to magnify'), from ex- and agger ('mound').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- exaggerare
- English cognates
- exaggerate
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | exagère | exagérais | exagérai | exagérerai | exagérerais |
| tu | exagères | exagérais | exagéras | exagéreras | exagérerais |
| il/elle | exagère | exagérait | exagéra | exagérera | exagérerait |
| nous | exagérons | exagérions | exagérâmes | exagérerons | exagérerions |
| vous | exagérez | exagériez | exagérâtes | exagérerez | exagéreriez |
| ils/elles | exagèrent | exagéraient | exagérèrent | exagéreront | exagéreraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | exagère | exagérasse |
| tu | exagères | exagérasses |
| il/elle | exagère | exagérât |
| nous | exagérions | exagérassions |
| vous | exagériez | exagérassiez |
| ils/elles | exagèrent | exagérassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | exagère |
| nous | exagérons |
| vous | exagérez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- exagérant
- Past participle
- exagéré · exagérée · exagérés · exagérées
Examples
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You are exaggerating, it is not that serious!
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He always exaggerates when he tells you about his holidays.
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Let us not exaggerate the difficulties of the project.
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She overdid the salt in the soup.
ampleur .
The newspapers exaggerated the scale of the crisis.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 29, lesson 12: exagérer, fréquence, métal and 7 more words.