Meaning of OVERSTEP
| Pronunciation: | | `owvur'step
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- [v] pass beyond; of limits and boundaries
- [v] go beyond; "She exceeded out expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
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| | Synonyms: | | exceed, go past, pass, top, transcend, transgress, trespass |
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| | See Also: | | excel, go across, go through, pass, stand out, surpass | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \O`ver*step"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstepped}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Overstepping}.] [AS. ofersteppan.]
To step over or beyond; to transgress. --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | abuse a privilege, advance upon, bother, break bounds, encroach, encroach upon, exaggerate, exceed, go beyond, go too far, impose on, impose upon, inconvenience, infringe, intrude, invade, irrupt, know no bounds, make an inroad, make free with, obtrude upon, outstep, overdo, overgo, overjump, overleap, overpass, overreach, overrun, overshoot, overshoot the field, overshoot the mark, overstep the bounds, overstride, pass, presume on, presume upon, superabound, surpass, take a liberty, take liberties, transcend, transgress, trespass, trouble, usurp |
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