Exageraron

Exageraron is the third-person plural preterite indicative form of the Spanish verb exagerar, meaning "to exaggerate." It is used to indicate that a group of people completed the action of exaggerating in the past. As a regular -ar verb in its preterite, the paradigm for the ellos/ellas/ustedes form is -aron, giving exajeraron as the usual spelling in standard Spanish.

Etymology and forms: Exagerar comes from Latin exaggerāre, and like other -ar verbs in Spanish, its preterite forms follow regular patterns. The form exaggeraron appears in clauses where a collective subject performed the action of exaggerating, whether about numbers, descriptions, or importance.

Usage: In everyday Spanish, exagerar is commonly used to describe overstating facts, intent, or significance. Exageraron can convey a completed action in the past, often with nuance of hyperbole, irony, or criticism depending on context. It can appear in journalism, storytelling, or dialogue to signal that a claim or description was overstated.

Examples:

- Los reporteros exageraron las cifras de la votación.

- Los organizadores exageraron la importancia del evento.

- No confíes en esa cifra; exageraron la magnitud del problema.

See also: Exagerar; Spanish preterite tense; Verb conjugation in Spanish.