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outstepped

outstepped is the simple past and past participle of outstep.

Meaning of outstep

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To 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

Questions about outstepped

What is outstepped the simple past and past participle of?
Outstepped is the simple past and past participle of outstep.

Words near outstepped in the dictionary

  1. outsteer
  2. outsteered
  3. outsteering
  4. outsteers
  5. outstep
  6. outstepped
  7. outstepping
  8. outsteps
  9. outsting
  10. outstinging
  11. outstings

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