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outsteps

outsteps is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 outsteps

What is outsteps the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Outsteps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of outstep.

Words near outsteps in the dictionary

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

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