OVERSTEP (OR OVERSHOOT) THE MARK

Meaning of OVERSTEP (OR OVERSHOOT) THE MARK in English

overstep ( or overshoot) the mark

go beyond what is acceptable.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

OVERSTEP — exceDer, violar, preterpassuar
English interlingue dictionary
OVERSTEP — transitive verb Date: before 12th century exceed , transgress
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OVERSHOOT — transitive verb (overshot; -shooting) Date: 14th century to pass swiftly beyond, to shoot or pass over or beyond so as …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OVERSHOOT — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: Middle English overshoten, oversheten, from over (I) + shoten, sheten to shoot transitive verb 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARK — I. ˈmärk, ˈmȧk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mearc; akin to Old High German marha …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVERSTEP — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: Middle English oversteppen, from Old English ofersteppan, from ofer, adverb, over + steppan to step : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVERSTEP — (v. t.) To step over or beyond; to transgress.
Английский словарь Webster
OVERSHOOT — (v. t.) To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth.
Английский словарь Webster
OVERSTEP — ( v. t. ) To step over or beyond; to transgress.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OVERSHOOT — ( v. t. ) To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OVERSTEP — /oh'veuhr step"/ , v.t., overstepped, overstepping . to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one's authority. [ bef. 1000; ME oversteppen, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVERSHOOT — v. /oh'veuhr shooht"/ ; n. /oh"veuhr shooht'/ , v. , overshot, overshooting , n. v.t. 1. to shoot or go …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MARK — mark 1 /mahrk/ , n. 1. a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVERSTEP — v. exceed; take something beyond the limit; cross a boundary
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MARK — I. ˈmärk noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mearc boundary, march, sign; akin to Old High German marha boundary, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVERSTEP — transitive verb Date: before 12th century : exceed , transgress
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVERSTEP — vt to step over or beyond; to transgress.
Webster English vocab
OVERSHOOT — vi to fly beyond the mark. 2. overshoot ·vt to shoot over or beyond. 3. overshoot ·vt to pass swiftly …
Webster English vocab
MARK — noun attention, regard, or respect. 2. mark ·noun badge or sign of honor, rank, or official station. 3. mark ·noun …
Webster English vocab
OVERSTEP — ■ verb ( ~s , ~ping , ~ped ) go beyond or exceed (a limit or standard). Phrases ~ (or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OVERSTEP — [over.step] vt (bef. 12c): exceed, transgress
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVERSTEP — overstep verb BrE AmE ˌəʊv ə ˈstep AmE \ ˌoʊv ə r- ▷ overstep|ped t ▷ overstep|ping ɪŋ ▷ overstep|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OVERSHOOT — I over|shoot verb BrE AmE ˌəʊv ə |ˈʃuːt AmE ˌoʊv ə r- ▷ over|shooting ˈʃuːt ɪŋ AmE ˈʃuːt̬ ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OVERSTEP — / ˌəʊvəˈstep; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈs-/ verb ( -pp- ) [ vn ] to go beyond what is normal or allowed : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVERSHOOT — / ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈʃ-/ verb ( over·shot , over·shot / -ˈʃɒt; NAmE -ˈʃɑːt/) 1. to go further than the place …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MARK — / mɑːk; NAmE mɑːrk/ verb , noun ■ verb WRITE / DRAW 1. mark A (with B) | mark B …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVERSTEP — o ‧ ver ‧ step /ˌəʊvəˈstep $ ˌoʊvər-/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle overstepped , present …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVERSHOOT — o ‧ ver ‧ shoot /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt $ ˌoʊvər-/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle overshot /-ˈʃɒt $ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MARK — I. Deutsch ‧ mark /ˈdɔɪtʃmɑːk $ -mɑːrk/ BrE AmE ( also mark ) noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVERSTEP — v.tr. (-stepped, -stepping) 1 pass beyond (a boundary or mark). 2 violate (certain standards of behaviour etc.).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MARK — n. & v. --n. 1 a trace, sign, stain, scar, etc., on a surface, face, page, etc. 2 (esp. in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OVERSTEP — v.tr. (-stepped, -stepping) 1 pass beyond (a boundary or mark). 2 violate (certain standards of behaviour etc.).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OVERSHOOT — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. -shot) 1 pass or send beyond (a target or limit). 2 (of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MARK — n. & v. n. 1 a trace, sign, stain, scar, etc., on a surface, face, page, etc. 2 (esp. in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OVERSTEP — v.tr. (-stepped, -stepping) 1. pass beyond (a boundary or mark). 2 violate (certain standards of behaviour etc.).
Oxford English vocab
OVERSHOOT — v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. -shot) 1. pass or send beyond (a target or limit). 2 (of …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
MARK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a trace, sign, stain, scar, etc., on a surface, face, page, etc. 2 (esp. …
Oxford English vocab
OVERSTEP — ( oversteps, overstepping, overstepped) If you say that someone oversteps the limits of a system or situation, you mean that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVERSHOOT — The verb is pronounced /oʊvə(r)ʃu:t/. The noun is pronounced /oʊvə(r)ʃu:t/. ( overshot) 1. If you overshoot a place that you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MARK — ( marks, marking, marked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A mark …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVERSTEP — (~s, ~ping, ~ped) If you say that someone ~s the limits of a system or situation, you mean that they …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OVERSHOOT — (overshot) 1. If you ~ a place that you want to get to, you go past it by mistake. The …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OVERSTEP — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES exceed/overstep your authority (= do more than you have the power or right to do …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OVERSHOOT — verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ A commuter plane overshot the runway Sunday night in Augusta. ▪ The budget deficit …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MARK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony marks sth ▪ a ceremony marking the beginning of adulthood a distinct/marked/conspicuous …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OVERSTEP — [verb] [T] -pp- - to go beyond (what is considered acceptable or correct)The bad language in that play overstepped the …
Cambridge English vocab
OVERSTEP — Synonyms and related words : abuse a privilege, advance upon, bother, break bounds, encroach, encroach upon, exaggerate, exceed, go beyond, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OVERSHOOT — Synonyms and related words : alight, come down, come in, crash-land, descend, ditch, downwind, exaggerate, exceed, go beyond, land, level …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OVERSTEP — v. Function: verb Synonyms: EXCEED 1, outstep, overrun, surpass Related Words: infringe, transgress, trespass
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OVERSTEP — verb Overstep is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ authority , ↑ boundary , ↑ limit
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OVERSHOOT — verb Overshoot is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ mark , ↑ target , ↑ turn-off
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MARK — INDEX: 1. a mark on something that spoils its appearance 2. to make a mark 3. a mark on someone’s …
Longman Activator English vocab
OVERSHOOT — 1. In the transition of any parameter from one value to another, the transitory value of the parameter that exceeds …
Telecommunication Standard Terms English vocab
OVERSTEP — гл. 1) перейти, переступить, перешагнуть to overstep the mark ≈ спорт зайти за линию старта; перен. зайти слишком далеко 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OVERSHOOT — 1. гл. 1) не попасть в цель; проскочить цель; промахнуться (при стрельбе) overshoot one's stop ≈ проехать свою остановку They …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MARK — I сущ. 1) марка (денежная единица Германии) 2) марка (старинная английская монета) II 1. сущ. 1) знак; метка mark of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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