err

err
err [ ɜr ] verb intransitive FORMAL
to make a mistake, especially in a judgment or decision:
The court had erred in allowing her parents to testify.
err on the side of something
to do more than is really necessary in order to avoid a particular situation:
We are erring on the side of caution and have closed the school.
to err is human
used for saying that it is natural for people to sometimes make mistakes

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Err — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para el ente público de radio y televisión de Estonia (ERR), véase Eesti Rahvusringhääling. Err Er P …   Wikipedia Español

  • Err — ([ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Erred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Erring} (?; 277, 85).] [F. errer, L. errare; akin to G. irren, OHG. irran, v. t., irr[=o]n, v. i., OS. irrien, Sw. irra, Dan. irre, Goth, a[ i]rzjan to lead astray, airzise astray.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Err — * Err is the verb form of error or mistakeErr may also refer to: * Err, Pyrénées Orientales, a commune of the Pyrénées Orientales département , in southern France * Err, a character of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force animated comedy * ERR, Eesti… …   Wikipedia

  • ERR — bezeichnet: die französische Gemeinde Err, siehe Err (Pyrénées Orientales) den Piz d Err, einen Berg im Schweizer Kanton Graubünden. Die Abkürzung ERR steht für: Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg, eine Abteilung des Außenpolitischen Amtes der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • err — err; err·abil·i·ty; err·able; un·err·ing·ness; err·ing·ly; …   English syllables

  • err — ► VERB 1) be mistaken or incorrect. 2) do wrong. ● err on the side of Cf. ↑err on the side of ● to err is human, to forgive divine Cf. ↑to err is human, to forgive divine …   English terms dictionary

  • err — / er, ər/ vi: to make an error the court err ed in denying the motion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. err …   Law dictionary

  • err — [ə: US ə:r] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: errer, from [i]Latin errare] 1.) err on the side of sth to be more careful or safe than is necessary, in order to make sure that nothing bad happens ▪ It s always best to err on the side of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • err — [ʉr, er] vi. [ME erren < OFr errer < L errare, to wander, go astray, err < IE * eras > RACE1, Ger irren, to err] 1. to be wrong or mistaken; fall into error 2. to deviate from the established moral code; do wrong 3. Obs. to go astray; …   English World dictionary

  • Err — Err, Piz d , Bergstock der Oberhalbsteiner Alpen (Rhätische Alpen), zwischen Rhein und Inn, 3395 m …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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