erred

[erd, urd]

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of err.

Word History and Origins

Origin of erred¹

err ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the past tense; err ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the past participle

Example Sentences

It seems Gen. Tomer-Yerushalmi and her collaborators were unable to entertain the possibility they had erred in prosecuting the reservists.

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Had she erred in trusting them to go to the chicken coop alone?

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Markets erred when they gave America Online the currency to buy Time Warner.

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In a private staff meeting Wednesday, Mr. Roberts recognized he had erred with his no-enemies-to-the-right talk.

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There’s also an argument that the Jays erred in not sacrificing in the eighth inning with Ernie Clement on second after another leadoff double.

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