outstep

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verb

To step or go beyond; exceed; overstep.

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Meanings

outstep1

verboutstep (third-person singular simple present outsteps, present participle outstepping, simple past and past participle outstepped)

present singular third person outsteps · participle present outstepping · participle past outstepped · past outstepped

  1. transitiveTo step or go beyond; exceed; overstep.

    “We cannot suppose,” said Emma, smiling, “that Mr. Elton would hesitate to assure you of there being a very musical society in Highbury; and I hope you will not find he has outstepped the truth more than may be pardoned, in consideration of the motive.”

    1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 14

    Synonyms: overgo, surpass, transcend

outstep2

conjunction
  1. alternativeAlternative form of outcept.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo step or go beyond; exceed; overstep.

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overgosurpasstranscend
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exceedexcelforpassoutstripovergooverreachoversteptranscend

Origin

From out- + step.

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Cite this entry
APA

outstep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outstep

MLA

“outstep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outstep. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outstep,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outstep.

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