Meaning
to exaggerate
- to go too far, to overdo it, to go overboard
In a sentence
Dai, non esagerare con il sale.
Come on, don't overdo it with the salt.
Hai esagerato davvero con quella storia?
Did you really exaggerate that story?
Luca esagera sempre quando parla dei suoi problemi.
Luca always exaggerates when he talks about his problems.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| esagerare | infinitive |
| esageriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| esagero | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| esagerate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| esageri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| esagerano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| esagera | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| esageravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| esageravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| esageravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| esageravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| esageravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| esagerava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| esagerammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| esagerai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| esageraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| esagerasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| esagerarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| esagerò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| esagereremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| esagererò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| esagererete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| esagererai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| esagereranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| esagererà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| esageriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| esageri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| esageriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| esageri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| esagerino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| esageri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| esagerassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| esagerassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| esageraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| esagerassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| esagerassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| esagerasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| esagereremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| esagererei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| esagerereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| esagereresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| esagererebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| esagererebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| esageriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| esagerate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| esagera | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| esagerando | gerund |
| esagerato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use with con for intensity: esagerare con il sale, con le spese. Very common for saying someone overdid something specific.
- For 'exaggerate' in speech, Italians often say Non esagerare! = 'Come on, don't overstate it / don't go too far.'
- It usually takes avere in compound tenses: ho esagerato. Reflexive esagerarsi is uncommon and sounds marked.