err
[ ur, er ]
/ ɜr, ɛr /
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verb (used without object)
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
to go astray morally; sin: To err is human.
Archaic. to deviate from the true course, aim, or purpose.
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Origin of err
1275–1325; Middle English erren<Old French errer<Latin errāre; akin to Gothic airzjan,Old High German irrôn,German irren
OTHER WORDS FROM err
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How to use err in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for err
err
/ (ɜː) /
verb (intr)
to make a mistake; be incorrect
to stray from the right course or accepted standards; sin
to act with bias, esp favourable biasto err on the side of justice
Word Origin for err
C14: erren to wander, stray, from Old French errer, from Latin errāre
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