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Meanings of overstep in English

Portuguese
superar
Catalan
excedir
Spanish
superar

Be superior or better than some standard.

superar
Spanish
traspasar

Pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

traspasar
Usage of overstep in English
1
In addition; you may well overstep the mark on one particular front.
The South African
2
Republicans say Democrats would overstep their authority and set a dangerous precedent.
Reuters
3
Is she embodying South African values, or did she overstep the mark?
The South African
4
She was apparently in the highest spirits, eager to overstep all conventionality.
The Case and the Girl
5
You are asking us to overstep the bounds of our professional duty.
Sylvia's Marriage: A Novel
6
You had better take care that you do not overstep your authority.
The Transgressors / Story of a Great Sin / A Political Novel of ...
7
You let your woman's vindictiveness overstep your natural caution, my dear girl.
The House of Whispers
8
In so doing he will overstep the limit of his rights.
The Northern Light
9
Don't wait for your elected officials to overstep their authoritative bounds.
Ebony
10
If someone appears to overstep the mark, count to ten before you react.
The South African
11
Hammer them, and the team, if they overstep and they will soon stop.
The Guardian
12
But charges of this nature overstep the bounds of legitimate criticism.
The Inside Story of the Peace Conference
13
They overstep her modesty, somehow or other, and confer no favor.
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
14
I will send you back to Isidro if you overstep your authority again.
The pretender's crown
15
Their hours for slaughter are six to six, and they seldom overstep them.
Ladysmith: The Diary of a Siege
16
And so, if I overstep the usual limits, who will comment on that?
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
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Overstep through the time
Overstep across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common