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单词 overstepping
释义

overstep

verb

over·​step ˌō-vər-ˈstep How to pronounce overstep (audio)
overstepped; overstepping; oversteps

transitive verb

: exceed, transgress

Synonyms

  • break
  • exceed
  • outreach
  • outrun
  • overpass
  • overreach
  • overrun
  • overshoot
  • surpass
  • transcend
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Example Sentences

the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

overstep

verb

over·​step ˌō-vər-ˈstep How to pronounce overstep (audio)
overstepped; overstepping
: to step over or beyond : exceed
She overstepped her authority.

overstepping

verb

present participle of overstep
as in exceeding
to go beyond the limit of the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • exceeding
  • surpassing
  • overreaching
  • transcending
  • overshooting
  • outreaching
  • overpassing
  • breaking
  • outrunning
  • overrunning
  • encroaching
  • invading
  • trespassing
  • overdoing
  • infringing
  • entrenching
  • overusing
  • overworking
  • overutilizing
  • intrenching
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