overstep

English

Etymology

From Middle English *oversteppen, from Old English ofersteppan, from Proto-Germanic *uberstapjaną (“to step over; overstep”), equivalent to over- +‎ step. Cognate with Dutch overstappen, German Low German överstappen, German überstapfen, überstepfen.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌəʊvəˈstɛp/
(US) enPR: ō'vəstĕpʹ, IPA^(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈstɛp/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛp

Verb

overstep (third-person singular simple present oversteps, present participle overstepping, simple past and past participle overstepped)

(transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
That color scheme really oversteps the bounds of good taste.

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:overstep.

Derived terms

overstep the mark

Translations

To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.

Catalan: ultrapassar (ca)
French: outrepasser (fr)
Italian: oltrepassare (it)

Russian: переступа́ть (ru) (perestupátʹ)
Swedish: överträda (sv)

Anagrams

step over, stepover

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