overstep
A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches…A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground.
» Tom has overstepped his authority again.
Том снова превысил свои полномочия. — odexed
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3 senses(uncountable)A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground.
(uncountable)A movement in which one oversteps.
(uncountable)A decision or action that goes too far.
Examples
25 sentencesTom has overstepped his authority again.
ruТом снова превысил свои полномочия. — odexed
I'm sorry if I overstepped my authority.
I don't think Tom has overstepped his authority.
I'm pretty sure that Tom has overstepped his authority.
I don't think that Tom has overstepped his authority.
Origin
From Middle English *oversteppen, from Old English ofersteppan, from Proto-Germanic *ubersFrom Middle English *oversteppen, from Old English ofersteppan, from Proto-Germanic *uberstapjaną (“to step over; overstep”). Cognate with Dutch overstappen, German Low German överstappen, German überstapfen, überstepfen. Cf. transgress. By surface analysis, over- + step.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable