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Man, a mere inhabitant of the earth, cannot overstep its boundaries! But though he is confined to its crust, he may penetrate into all its secrets.
Jules Verne

Meaning of "overstep" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERSTEP

overstep  [ˌəʊvəˈstɛp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERSTEP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overstep is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overstep in English.

WHAT DOES OVERSTEP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Overstep

An overstep is a geological form where there is deposition of a stratum across inclined, progressively older rocks. An onlap is a more general term than overstep, in which the younger beds overlap onto successively older beds.

Definition of overstep in the English dictionary

The definition of overstep in the dictionary is to go beyond.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERSTEP

PRESENT

Present
I overstep
you overstep
he/she/it oversteps
we overstep
you overstep
they overstep
Present continuous
I am overstepping
you are overstepping
he/she/it is overstepping
we are overstepping
you are overstepping
they are overstepping
Present perfect
I have overstepped
you have overstepped
he/she/it has overstepped
we have overstepped
you have overstepped
they have overstepped
Present perfect continuous
I have been overstepping
you have been overstepping
he/she/it has been overstepping
we have been overstepping
you have been overstepping
they have been overstepping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overstepped
you overstepped
he/she/it overstepped
we overstepped
you overstepped
they overstepped
Past continuous
I was overstepping
you were overstepping
he/she/it was overstepping
we were overstepping
you were overstepping
they were overstepping
Past perfect
I had overstepped
you had overstepped
he/she/it had overstepped
we had overstepped
you had overstepped
they had overstepped
Past perfect continuous
I had been overstepping
you had been overstepping
he/she/it had been overstepping
we had been overstepping
you had been overstepping
they had been overstepping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overstep
you will overstep
he/she/it will overstep
we will overstep
you will overstep
they will overstep
Future continuous
I will be overstepping
you will be overstepping
he/she/it will be overstepping
we will be overstepping
you will be overstepping
they will be overstepping
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
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overstepping
you will have been overstepping
he/she/it will have been overstepping
we will have been overstepping
you will have been overstepping
they will have been overstepping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overstep
you would overstep
he/she/it would overstep
we would overstep
you would overstep
they would overstep
Conditional continuous
I would be overstepping
you would be overstepping
he/she/it would be overstepping
we would be overstepping
you would be overstepping
they would be overstepping
Conditional perfect
I would have overstep
you would have overstep
he/she/it would have overstep
we would have overstep
you would have overstep
they would have overstep
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overstepping
you would have been overstepping
he/she/it would have been overstepping
we would have been overstepping
you would have been overstepping
they would have been overstepping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overstep
we let´s overstep
you overstep
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overstep
Past participle
overstepped
Present Participle
overstepping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERSTEP


counterstep
ˈkaʊntəˌstɛp
doorstep
ˈdɔːˌstɛp
dubstep
ˈdʌbˌstɛp
footstep
ˈfʊtˌstɛp
instep
ˈɪnˌstɛp
lockstep
ˈlɒkˌstɛp
misstep
ˌmɪsˈstɛp
multistep
ˈmʌltɪˌstɛp
outstep
ˌaʊtˈstɛp
quickstep
ˈkwɪkˌstɛp
sidestep
ˈsaɪdˌstɛp
stair-step
ˈstɛərˌstɛp
stairstep
ˈstɛərˌstɛp
step
stɛp
steppe
stɛp
unstep
ʌnˈstɛp
upstep
ˈʌpˌstɛp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERSTEP

overstaffing
overstain
overstand
overstare
overstate
overstatement
overstay
overstay one´s welcome
overstayer
oversteer
overstepped
overstepping
overstimulate
overstimulation
overstink
overstir
overstock
overstocked
overstory
overstrain

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERSTEP

false step
goose step
goose-step
half step
half-step
in step
keep step
naughty step
on one´s doorstep
one-step
out of step
single-step
slip step
step by step
step-by-step
to be on the naughty step
twelve-step
two-step
watch one´s step
whole step

Synonyms and antonyms of overstep in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overstep» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERSTEP

Find out the translation of overstep to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overstep from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overstep» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

超越
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sobrepasar
570 millions of speakers

English

overstep
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अतिक्रमण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تجاوز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

преступать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ultrapassar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সীমা অতিক্রম করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

outrepasser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melampaui batas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überschreiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

踏み越え
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지나쳐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngluwihi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vượt qua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरस्टेप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oltrepassare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przekraczać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переступати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

depășească
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερβούμε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorskry
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överskrida
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

step
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overstep

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSTEP»

The term «overstep» is normally little used and occupies the 118.567 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSTEP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overstep» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overstep» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overstep

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «OVERSTEP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overstep.
1
Jules Verne
Man, a mere inhabitant of the earth, cannot overstep its boundaries! But though he is confined to its crust, he may penetrate into all its secrets.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERSTEP»

Discover the use of overstep in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overstep and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
American Society for Composites, Eighth Proceedings
the zero overstep length situation only). If we had allowed crack growth beyond the stitch (nonzero overstep length), we would have found a lower Pcr. For any given overstep length, we could always find a "critical" load Pcr (critical for the ...
American Society for Composites. Technical Conference, 1993
2
The Tracker's Field Guide, 2nd: A Comprehensive Manual for ...
To visualize an overstep or “pace,” imagine a gait in which the two laterally paired legs (e.g., left front and left hind) move simultaneously. Pacers such as llamas and camels show this motion most classically. In North America most species that ...
James C. Lowery, 2013
3
Heraclitus Seminar
When Heraclitus says, "For "HXiog will not overstep his measures," a natural law of "HXiog is in no way formulated here. It is not a matter of the insight that the sun's course is subject to any inviolable natural law, for then the second sentence  ...
Martin Heidegger, Eugen Fink, 1979
4
English grammar and analysis, by W. Davidson and J.C. ...
exampie have incited may have in- } cited j heathen to noble deeds. 4. Neither king nor emperor governed his subjects well. 5. Either Lucy Caroline has lost has lost her purse. 6. senator or counsellor must not (to) overstep must overstep his ...
William Davidson (B.A.), 1876
5
Introduction to Geological Maps and Structures: Pergamon ...
Overstep will therefore be used in the British sense. It describes the way in which the rocks lying above an angular unconformity truncate theupturnedand eroded edges of the underlying beds. The overlying rocks are said to overstep the ...
Robert Maxwell, 1982
6
An Introduction to Geological Structures and Maps, Eighth ...
overstep. overlap. Usually, the lowest bed of the younger series of strata, having a quite different dip and strike from that of the older strata, rests on beds of different age (see Plate 5). This feature (Fig. 5.3) is called overstep; bed X is said to ...
George M Bennison, Paul A Olver, Keith A Moseley, 2013
7
The gait of the American trotter and pacer: an analysis of ...
the greater the speed the longer will be the flight through the air of the horse in motion ; and this overstep shows in reality the distance between one set of legs moving together from that of the other set. Its average for both sides will prove again ...
Rudolf Jordan, 1910
8
Avalonian and Related Peri-Gondwanan Terranes of the ...
Avalonian overstep sequence In his sequence stratigraphic analysis of the latest Neoproterozoic-Ordovician overstep sequence used to define the Avalon composite terrane, Landing (this volume) has identified ten unconformity- bounded ...
Damian Nance, Margaret D. Thompson, 1996
9
Compose Yourself: and write good English
Why not 'there is still just enough real work done here to preserve a healthy sense of reality'? overstep Another obvious verbal misfire occurs in this piece about the treatment of children: Maybe children could do more by themselves.
Harry Blamires, 2004
10
Geological Structures and Maps: A Practical Guide
Overstep applies to the sub-unconformity relationship where the surface of unconformity truncates stratigraphic boundaries (Fig. 5.3). With distance along the unconformity the overlying strata rest unconformably on successively older rocks ...
Richard J Lisle, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERSTEP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overstep is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sreesanth and Team India - The Bridges Have Already Been Burnt
Cricket needs characters to liven up the game but when those characters overstep the line time and again, even the game gives up on them. «NDTVSports.com, Jul 15»
2
Families condemn Iran's meddling in Bahrain's affairs
... the united people of Bahrain have stood up together against Iran's repetitive flagrant offensive interferences which aim to overstep the limits, ... «Bahrain News Agency, Jul 15»
3
Do not let daily grind keep you from getting some rest
We experience burnout when we overstep our assignment. Moses was ... When you overstep your assignment you are poised for burnout. «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
4
States ask for rehearing on EPA climate rules
The states argue that the rules, called the Clean Power Plan, overstep the EPA's authority and are illegal. Their appeal to the D.C. Circuit Court ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
5
Jaffe Morning Briefing: July 24, 2015
The decision drew harsh criticism from historians who say it's a “politically correct overstep” that may prompt Democrats elsewhere to take ... «NJTV News, Jul 15»
6
Bakr: Fear not TT
“We feel at times as though politicians overstep their boundary and they affect the decisions that are made by police and that is negative in a ... «Trinidad News, Jul 15»
7
The Moscow Times: Russia proposes alternative UN resolution to …
As Russia argues that the UN Security Council would overstep its boundaries by establishing an international tribunal to try those responsible ... «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»
8
Employers: Take care with restrictive covenants
Courts are careful not to overstep their boundaries and invade upon an employee's right to make a living in his or her chosen occupation. «Buffalo Business First, Jul 15»
9
Mahira Khan's 'Bin Roye' Shines a Ray of Hope for Pakistan's …
It is unashamed of the simplicity it offers, doesn't try to overstep its genre and narrative limits, and celebrates the kind of idealistic, deep-rooted ... «India.com, Jul 15»
10
Separation of Powers - Have the Courts Crossed the Line?
... they automatically overstep their jurisdictional boundaries or are biased. It would be unreasonable to expect the courts never to rule against ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

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