exaggerate
/ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/verb
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बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहना
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to make something seem larger, better or worse than it really is
बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहना
- He tends to exaggerate his problems.
- I'm not exaggerating. It really was that big.
- The media exaggerated the danger.
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- Don't exaggerate, it was only a small cut.
- The newspaper exaggerated the number of people who attended.
- Radhika exaggerates whenever she tells a story about her trip.
- It is hard to exaggerate how important sleep is before an exam.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
exaggerate + object
Exaggerate is transitive: you exaggerate facts, claims, dangers, problems.
Exaggerate सकर्मक है: आप तथ्यों, दावों, खतरों, समस्याओं को बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहते हैं।
- Do not exaggerate the difficulty of the exam.
- He exaggerated his marks to impress them.
exaggerate (intransitive)
Without an object it means to speak in an overstated way: 'You always exaggerate.'
Object के बिना इसका अर्थ बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर बोलना है: 'You always exaggerate.'
- I am not exaggerating; it was a huge crowd.
it is impossible to exaggerate
A common structure praising importance: it is impossible to exaggerate the value of sleep.
महत्त्व की प्रशंसा की सामान्य संरचना: it is impossible to exaggerate the value of sleep।
- It is hard to exaggerate her kindness.
exaggerated + noun / exaggeration
The adjective exaggerated and noun exaggeration are common.
विशेषण exaggerated और noun exaggeration का प्रयोग सामान्य है।
- His story was an exaggeration.
- She made an exaggerated bow.
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adverb + exaggerate
grosslyslightlygreatlywildlydeliberatelyoften
- The report grossly exaggerated the damage.
exaggerate + noun
the riskthe factsa claimthe problemone's role
- Do not exaggerate the risk.
noun + exaggeration
grosswildslighthugedeliberate
- It is no exaggeration to say that he saved us.
without exaggeration
no exaggerationwithout exaggerationa bit of an
- Without exaggeration, it rained for ten days.
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- The shopkeeper exaggerated the quality of his cloth.
दुकानदार ने अपने कपड़े की गुणवत्ता बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर बताई।
- It is no exaggeration to say Radhika worked day and night.
यह कहना अतिशयोक्ति नहीं कि राधिका दिन-रात काम करती थी।
- Newspapers sometimes exaggerate small events.
समाचार-पत्र कभी-कभी छोटी घटनाओं को बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर पेश करते हैं।
- He exaggerated his illness to avoid the test.
उसने परीक्षा से बचने के लिए अपनी बीमारी बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर बताई।
- Don't exaggerate; it was only a small scratch.
बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर मत कहो; यह केवल एक छोटी खरोंच थी।
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✗ He exaggerated about his income.
✓ He exaggerated his income.
Exaggerate is transitive; no 'about'.
Exaggerate सकर्मक है; 'about' नहीं लगता।
✗ She exagerrated the story.
✓ She exaggerated the story.
Spell it with double g and one r after the second a: exaggerate.
सही वर्तनी में 'gg' आता है: exaggerate।
✗ It is an exaggerate claim.
✓ It is an exaggerated claim.
The adjective ends in -ed.
विशेषण -ed पर समाप्त होता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs concern stretching the truth in different ways.
ये क्रियाएँ सच को अलग-अलग तरह से खींचने से जुड़ी हैं।
To make something seem bigger or worse than it is.
किसी चीज़ को वास्तविकता से बड़ा या बुरा दिखाना।
- He exaggerated the risk.
To state something too strongly; more formal.
किसी बात को बहुत ज़ोर से कहना; अधिक औपचारिक।
- Do not overstate the case.
To make numbers or importance bigger than real.
संख्या या महत्त्व को वास्तविकता से बड़ा करना।
- They inflated the figures.
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“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Idiom link: 'make a mountain out of a molehill'.
इससे जुड़ा idiom 'make a mountain out of a molehill' है।