overstep

tr.v., -stepped, -step·ping, -steps.
To go beyond (a limit); exceed: overstepped the bounds of taste.

verb

To go beyond the limits of: exceed, overreach, overrun, surpass, transcend. See excess/insufficiency/enough.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: pass beyond; of limits and boundaries
  Synonyms: transgress, trespass

Meaning #2: go beyond
  Synonyms: exceed, transcend, pass, go past, top

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overskride

idioms:

• overstep the mark    gå for langt

Nederlands (Dutch)
overschrijden

Français (French)
v. tr. - dépasser, outrepasser

idioms:

• overstep the mark    dépasser les bornes

Deutsch (German)
v. - überschreiten

idioms:

• overstep the mark    zu weit gehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υπερβαίνω (τα εσκαμμένα)

idioms:

• overstep the mark    περνάω τα εσκαμμένα, το παρακάνω

Italiano (Italian)
eccedere, trapassare

idioms:

• overstep the mark    oltrepassare il limite

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ultrapassar, infringir, transgredir

idioms:

• overstep the mark    ultrapassar os limites

Русский (Russian)
переступить

idioms:

• overstep the mark    переступить черту

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sobrepasar, pasar de

idioms:

• overstep the mark    pasarse de la raya

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - överskrida

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
踏过, 超出...的限度, 逾越

idioms:

• overstep the mark    越过界限

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 踏過, 超出...的限度, 逾越

idioms:

• overstep the mark    越過界限

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 지나치게 가다, 한도를 넘다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 行き過ぎる, 度を超す, 越える

idioms:

• overstep the mark    限度を超える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتجاوز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עבר (הגבול), חרג‬

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