"overstep" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌəʊvəˈstɛp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌoʊvɚˈstɛp/ [US] Audio: en-us-overstep.ogg
enPR: ō'vəstĕpʹ [US] Rhymes: -ɛp 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*oversteppen}} Middle English *oversteppen, {{inh|en|ang|ofersteppan}} Old English ofersteppan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*uberstapjaną||to step over; overstep}} Proto-Germanic *uberstapjaną (“to step over; overstep”), {{prefix|en|over|step}} over- + step, {{cog|nl|overstappen}} Dutch overstappen, {{cog|nds-de|överstappen}} German Low German överstappen, {{cog|de|überstapfen}} German überstapfen Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} overstep (uncountable)
  1. A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-overstep-en-noun-qV-fNjqk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 16 29 4 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 18 28 5 23
  2. A movement in which one oversteps. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-overstep-en-noun-mUUaCyhi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 16 29 4 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 18 28 5 23

Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊvəˈstɛp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌoʊvɚˈstɛp/ [US] Audio: en-us-overstep.ogg Forms: oversteps [present, singular, third-person], overstepping [participle, present], overstepped [participle, past], overstepped [past]
enPR: ō'vəstĕpʹ [US] Rhymes: -ɛp 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*oversteppen}} Middle English *oversteppen, {{inh|en|ang|ofersteppan}} Old English ofersteppan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*uberstapjaną||to step over; overstep}} Proto-Germanic *uberstapjaną (“to step over; overstep”), {{prefix|en|over|step}} over- + step, {{cog|nl|overstappen}} Dutch overstappen, {{cog|nds-de|överstappen}} German Low German överstappen, {{cog|de|überstapfen}} German überstapfen Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} overstep (third-person singular simple present oversteps, present participle overstepping, simple past and past participle overstepped)
  1. (transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions. Tags: transitive Translations (To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.): تَخَطَّى (taḵaṭṭā) (Arabic), престъпвам (prestǎpvam) (Bulgarian), прекрачвам (prekračvam) (Bulgarian), ultrapassar (Catalan), overtræde (Danish), outrepasser (French), oltrepassare (Italian), переступа́ть (perestupátʹ) (Russian), propasarse (Spanish), överträda (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-overstep-en-verb-peRqXc7k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 16 29 4 24 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 19 17 29 22 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 15 45 7 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 18 28 5 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 22 19 34 8 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 19 30 8 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 19 34 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 19 17 45 5 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 19 35 10 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 20 34 8 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 18 39 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 21 33 7 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 19 35 8 17 Disambiguation of 'To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.': 92 4 3
  2. To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.
    Sense id: en-overstep-en-verb-uZ0TT2E~
  3. To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground.
    Sense id: en-overstep-en-verb-SGPjSrer Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 16 29 4 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 18 28 5 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: overstep the line, overstep the mark

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "args": {
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  "etymology_text": "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.",
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      "form": "overstepping",
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          "text": "That color scheme really oversteps the bounds of good taste.",
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          "ref": "1960 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 112:",
          "text": "As a result, there was a gain of 3½ min. from Goraghwood to Dundalk, which we reached 2 min. early. Nevertheless, the customs officials succeeded in overstepping their 13-min. time allowance, and we left 1 min. late.",
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        "(transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions."
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        {
          "ref": "1907, University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus). Agricultural Experiment Station, Annual Report - Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station:",
          "text": "As an instance of this inability to control the muscles well, may be cited the almost constant tendency to understep or overstep especially with the fore legs.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1945, North eastern reporter. second series - Volume 60, page 499:",
          "text": "If a sense of feeling gave him some knowledge of the width of the steps the fact that the third step was ⅝ of an inch wider could not cause him to overstep, but if it had any effect it would tend to cause him to understep.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Johnny D. Hoskins, Geriatrics and Gerontology of the Dog and Cat, →ISBN, page 358:",
          "text": "Cerebellar dysfunction is characterized by truncal ataxia, a broad-based stance, dysmetria in which the limbs either overstep (hypermetria) or understep (hypometria), and tremor that is most pronounced when the animal attempts a goal-orientated movement (intention tremor).",
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        "To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward."
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          "text": "For quotations using this term, see Citations:overstep."
        }
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        "To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground."
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      "sense": "To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.",
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      "sense": "To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.",
      "word": "ultrapassar"
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      "sense": "To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.",
      "word": "overtræde"
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      "sense": "To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.",
      "word": "outrepasser"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.",
      "word": "oltrepassare"
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      "roman": "perestupátʹ",
      "sense": "To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.",
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      "sense": "To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.",
      "word": "propasarse"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.",
      "word": "överträda"
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          "ref": "2012, Jonathan Poppele, Animal Tracks: Midwest Edition, →ISBN, page 27:",
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          "text": "Therefore, an understep (where the hind track lies behind the front track) is probably a slower gait than a direct-registering walk where the hind lies on top of the front, and both are probably slower than an overstep walk, where the hind track registers beyond the front track.",
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