English-Swedish translations for overstep

• överträda
  Revisorn överträdde sina befogenheter.

Definition of overstep

• To go too far beyond ; especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions
• To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward
• To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground
• A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground
• A movement in which one oversteps

Examples

• That color scheme really oversteps the bounds of good taste

Related words

• overstep the mark
• overstep the limits
• to overstep the mark