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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Overstep \O`ver*step"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstepped; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Overstepping.] [AS. ofersteppan.]
     To step over or beyond; to transgress; as, to overstep the
     bounds of propriety. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Overstep \O`ver*step"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstepped; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Overstepping.] [AS. ofersteppan.]
     To step over or beyond; to transgress. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  overstep
       v 1: pass beyond (limits or boundaries) [syn: transgress, trespass]
       2: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her
          performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, pass,
           go past, top]
       [also: overstepping, overstepped]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  overstep
     n.
     1 A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the
  front foot touches the ground.
     2 A movement in which one oversteps.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to
  cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
     2 To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.
     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.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  overstep
     n.
     1 A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the
  front foot touches the ground.
     2 A movement in which one oversteps.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to
  cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
     2 To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.
     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.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  overstep
     n.
     1 A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the
  front foot touches the ground.
     2 A movement in which one oversteps.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to
  cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
     2 To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.
     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.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  overstep
     n.
     1 A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the
  front foot touches the ground.
     2 A movement in which one oversteps.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to
  cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
     2 To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.
     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.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  overstep
     Engelska vb.
     överträda, överskrida

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Overstep /ˌəʊvəstˈɛp/
  جاوز

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  overstep //ˌoʊvɚˈstɛp// //ˌəʊvəˈstɛp// 
  прекрачвам, престъпвам
  To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  overstep /ˌəʊvəstˈɛp/
  překročit

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  overstep /ˌəʊvəstˈɛp/ 
  überschreiten 
   see: overstepping, overstepped, oversteps, overstepped
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  overstep /ˌəʊvəstˈɛp/
  prekoračiti

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

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

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  overstep /ˌəʊvəstˈɛp/
  1. (ped, ping) geçmek, aşmak, haddini aşmak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈoʊvɝˌstɛp/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "overstep":
     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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 踏过,超出...的限度;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 踏过,逾越,超出…的限度

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