Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to overstep
Participle: overstepped
Gerund: overstepping
Indicative
Present
| I | overstep |
| you | overstep |
| he;she;it | oversteps |
| we | overstep |
| you | overstep |
| they | overstep |
Perfect
| I | have overstepped |
| you | have overstepped |
| he;she;it | has overstepped |
| we | have overstepped |
| you | have overstepped |
| they | have overstepped |
Past
| I | overstepped |
| you | overstepped |
| he;she;it | overstepped |
| we | overstepped |
| you | overstepped |
| they | overstepped |
Pluperfect
| I | had overstepped |
| you | had overstepped |
| he;she;it | had overstepped |
| we | had overstepped |
| you | had overstepped |
| they | had overstepped |
Future
| I | will overstep |
| you | will overstep |
| he;she;it | will overstep |
| we | will overstep |
| you | will overstep |
| they | will overstep |
Future Perfect
| I | will have overstepped |
| you | will have overstepped |
| he;she;it | will have overstepped |
| we | will have overstepped |
| you | will have overstepped |
| they | will have overstepped |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | overstep |
| you | overstep |
| he;she;it | overstep |
| we | overstep |
| you | overstep |
| they | overstep |
Perfect
| I | have overstepped |
| you | have overstepped |
| he;she;it | have overstepped |
| we | have overstepped |
| you | have overstepped |
| they | have overstepped |
Imperfect
| I | overstepped |
| you | overstepped |
| he;she;it | overstepped |
| we | overstepped |
| you | overstepped |
| they | overstepped |
Pluperfect
| I | had overstepped |
| you | had overstepped |
| he;she;it | had overstepped |
| we | had overstepped |
| you | had overstepped |
| they | had overstepped |
Conditional
Present
| I | would overstep |
| you | would overstep |
| he;she;it | would overstep |
| we | would overstep |
| you | would overstep |
| they | would overstep |
Perfect
| I | would have overstepped |
| you | would have overstepped |
| he;she;it | would have overstepped |
| we | would have overstepped |
| you | would have overstepped |
| they | would have overstepped |
Imperative
| you | overstep |
| we | Let's overstep |
| you | overstep |
Verbs conjugated like 'overstep'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'overstep'
oversteep,
overkeep,
oversee,
overseed,
overset,
oversew,
overshop,
overskip,
oversleep,
overslip,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to pass beyond the limits of something
- exceed, excel, forpass, go beyond, outcompass, outstep, outstrip, overgo, overpass, overreach, overstride, surpass, transcend, transgress, trespass
- exceed
- transgress, infringe, surpass, encroach, trespass, transcend, violate
Antonyms
- exceed
- lag, fail, linger
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
ofersteppan, from
ofer "over" +
steppan "to step" (see step). From the beginning, used in fig. senses.
2. From Middle English *oversteppen, from Old English ofersteppan, from Proto-Germanic *uberstapjaną (“to step over; overstep”). Cognate with Dutch overstappen, German Low German överstappen, German überstapfen, überstepfen. Cf. transgress. By surface analysis, over- + step. See: Old English '
ofersteppan', Dutch '
overstappen', German, old spelling '
überstapfen'.
Sample Sentences
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That color scheme really oversteps the bounds of good taste.
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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. [1960 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 112:]
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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. [1907, University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus). Agricultural Experiment Station, Annual Report - Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station:]
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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. [1945, North eastern reporter. second series - Volume 60, page 499:]
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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). [2004, Johnny D. Hoskins, Geriatrics and Gerontology of the Dog and Cat, →ISBN, page 358:]
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:overstep.