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/ 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. Synonyms: transgress, outstep To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward. To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground. For quotations using this term, see Citations:overstep. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === overstep (uncountable) A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground. A movement in which one oversteps. A decision or action that goes too far. === Anagrams === overpets, step over, stepover