err
verb (used without object)
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
had erred
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past perfectof err.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But shortly before midnight, a three-judge Court of Appeal panel overturned the injunction, ruling that the judge had "erred in law".
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
The three judges also found that the original judge had erred by not deeming Tickle's removal from the app based on Grover's "first visual review" of the profile picture as direct discrimination.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Kagan added that the majority offered no evidence that the district court had erred in its ruling and failed to follow its own standards for review.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
In a private staff meeting Wednesday, Mr. Roberts recognized he had erred with his no-enemies-to-the-right talk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
He talked on, outlining how he had erred, how he would reform.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
