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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌəʊvərˈstɛp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌoʊvɚˈstɛp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(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/USA pronunciation   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′),USA pronunciation 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/ vb ( -steps, -stepping, -stepped)
  1. (transitive) to go beyond (a certain or proper limit)
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