outstepping
outstepping is the present participle and gerund of outstep.
Meaning of outstep
Verb
outstep (third-person singular simple present outsteps, present participle outstepping, simple past and past participle outstepped)
- 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 outstepping
- What is outstepping the present participle and gerund of?
- Outstepping is the present participle and gerund of outstep.
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