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OVERSTEP (overstepped, overstepping)

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IPA (US): 

Irregular inflected forms: overstepped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, overstepping  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does overstep mean? 

OVERSTEP (verb)
  The verb OVERSTEP has 2 senses:

1. pass beyond (limits or boundaries)play

2. be superior or better than some standardplay

  Familiarity information: OVERSTEP used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OVERSTEP (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they overstep  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it oversteps  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: overstepped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: overstepped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: overstepping  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

overstep; transgress; trespass

Hypernyms (to "overstep" is one way to...):

pass (go across or through)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 2

Meaning:

Be superior or better than some standard

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

exceed; go past; overstep; pass; top; transcend

Context example:

She topped her performance of last year

Hypernyms (to "overstep" is one way to...):

excel; stand out; surpass (distinguish oneself)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


 Context examples 


Sometimes he overstepped and stubbed his nose.

(White Fang, by Jack London)



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