overstep
verb (used with object)
to go beyond; exceed.
has overstepped
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present perfectof overstep (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Roan has shown that she’s not afraid to speak out when she does feel a fan has overstepped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
Now, a lawsuit alleges the state has overstepped its reach.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2023
Mendelson contends that the CFO has overstepped his authority and has mustered the council’s support for a plan for the hop-on bus service.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
Women can request chaperones - usually a nurse - to be in the room during sensitive gynaecology check-ups, but patients may not always know whether a doctor has overstepped.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2021
But this prosperous organization has grown so rapidly since its birth, ten years ago, that it has overstepped all old and traditional party limitations.
From History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by William Horatio Barnes
