overstep

UK: /ˌəʊvə^rˈstɛp/ US: /ˌoʊvɚˈstɛp/ ,(ō′vər step′)

Inflections of 'overstep' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

oversteps

v 3rd person singular

overstepping

v pres p

overstepped

v past

overstepped

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

o•ver•step /ˌoʊvɚˈstɛp/   v. [~ + object] , -stepped, -step•ping. 

1. to go beyond:
   The officer overstepped his authority.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

o•ver•step  (ō′vər step′), v.t., -stepped, -step•ping. 

1. to go beyond;
   exceed:
   to overstep one's authority.

• Middle English oversteppen, Old English ofersteppan. See over-, step bef. 1000

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

overstep / ˌəʊvəˈstɛp/ verb ( -steps, -stepping, -stepped)

1. (transitive) to go beyond (a certain or proper limit)