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Korean verb

과장하다

gwajanghada

exaggerate; overstate

To excessively magnify or embellish something compared to what it actually is.

Standard pronunciation
[과장하다]
Level
Intermediate

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과장하다 in a sentence

From the dictionary. We added the reading — these are not translated.

  • 그 친구는 작은 일도 크게 과장하여 이야기하는 버릇이 있다.

    그 친구는 자근 일도 크게 과장하여 이야기하는 버르시 읻따.said like thisgeu chinguneun jageun ildo keuge gwajanghayeo iyagihaneun beoreusi itda.
  • 지수는 자신이 겪은 일을 과장하지 않고 있는 그대로 설명했다.

    지수는 자시니 겨끈 이를 과장하지 안코 인는 그대로 설명핻따.said like thisjisuneun jasini gyeokkeun ireul gwajanghaji anko inneun geudaero seolmyeonghaetda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.