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.
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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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 bias
to err on the side of justice
Word Origin for err
C14:
erren to wander, stray, from Old French
errer, from Latin
errāre