err

[ ur, er ]
/ ɜr, ɛr /

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

SYNONYMS FOR err

2 transgress, lapse.

OTHER WORDS FROM err

err·a·bil·i·ty, nounerr·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH err

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Words nearby err

erotomania, erotopathy, erotophobia, erp, erpf, err, errancy, errand, errand boy, errant, errantry
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Words related to errs

stumble, misbehave, stray, miscalculate, blow, goof, deviate, lapse, flub, muff, snafu, blunder, trespass, misjudge, misapprehend, fall, offend, sin, wander, bollix

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British Dictionary definitions for errs

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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