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- Dictionaryoverstep/ˌəʊvəˈstɛp/
verb
- 1. pass beyond or exceed (a limit or standard): "you must not overstep your borrowing limit"
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OVERSTEP definition: 1. to go further than what is considered acceptable or correct: 2. to go farther than what is…. Learn more.
verb. over· step ˌō-vər-ˈstep. overstepped; overstepping; oversteps. Synonyms of overstep. transitive verb. : exceed, transgress. Synonyms. break. exceed. outreach. outrun. overpass. overreach. overrun. overshoot. surpass. transcend. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of overstep in a Sentence.
verb. If you say that someone oversteps the limits of a system or situation, you mean that they do something that is not allowed or is not acceptable. The Commission is sensitive to accusations that it is overstepping its authority. [VERB noun] In male company, perhaps he did overstep the bounds of propriety. [VERB noun] See to overstep the mark.
OVERSTEP meaning: 1. to go further than what is considered acceptable or correct: 2. to go farther than what is…. Learn more.
Define overstep. overstep synonyms, overstep pronunciation, overstep translation, English dictionary definition of overstep. tr.v. o·ver·stepped , o·ver·step·ping , o·ver·steps To go beyond ; exceed: overstepped the bounds of taste.
to behave in a way that people think is not acceptable. She realized she had overstepped the mark and quickly apologized. See overstep in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: overstep. Definition of overstep verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Overstep definition: to go beyond; exceed. See examples of OVERSTEP used in a sentence.
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overstep the mark to behave in a way that is not allowed or not acceptable (Definition of overstep from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Do n't overstep yourself or rely on all your dreams coming true. It is impossible to overstep the limits of self-consciousness; whatever words I use, whatever notions I have, must refer to and find their meaning in facts of consciousness.
