oversteekt
Oversteekt is a Dutch verb form related to oversteken, meaning to cross from one side to the other. It can describe pedestrians crossing a street, boats crossing a river, or even crossing borders. In standard Dutch, the present tense is conjugated as hij steekt over; the form oversteekt by itself is not the regular present tense in contemporary usage and may occur as a dialectal variant or a misspelling. The simple past is stak over (hij stak over) and the past participle is overgestoken, used with hebben, as in hij heeft overgestoken. The verb oversteken is separable; in main clauses the prefix moves to the end, giving steekt over.
The noun form is oversteek, referring to the act of crossing or a crosswalk; the place to
Origin: oversteken comes from over- meaning across and steken meaning to go or step, with the sense
Usage notes: The term is common in traffic discourse, safety instructions, and travel writing. In everyday speech,
See also: oversteekplaats; zebra crossing; traffic safety guidelines.
Examples: Hij steekt de straat over. Zij stak over toen het licht groen werd. Een oversteek is