erred

American  

[erd, urd] / ɛrd, ɜrd /

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of erred

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

Example Sentences

He said they’d erred in making so many autobiographical movies and needed more broadly commercial hooks.

From The Wall Street Journal

He believes the asset manager erred in deviating from the contractual terms of the fund agreements.

From Barron's

It took until the third end for the Scottish quartet to get on the board, but after Canada skip Rachel Homan erred, Morrison kept her composure to slide in for three.

From BBC

In the selection of his back three, Townsend erred on the side of caution and form.

From BBC

Uber said Friday that it plans to appeal the ruling, adding that the court erred in its instructions to the jury about whether to consider Turay an apparent agent of the company.

From The Wall Street Journal

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