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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024err•ing (ûr′ing, er′-),USA pronunciation adj. - going astray;
in error;
wrong. - sinning.
- 1300–50; Middle English; replacing Middle English errand. See err, -ing2
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024err /ɜr, ɛr/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to be mistaken or incorrect;
make an error:Banks rarely err in computing your balance.
Idioms- to err on the side of, [~ + object] to act or behave in a certain way, and not its opposite:It is better to err on the side of punctuality (= It is better to be early than late).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024err (ûr, er),USA pronunciation v.i. - 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.
- Latin errāre; akin to Gothic airzjan, Old High German irrôn, German irren
- Old French errer
- Middle English erren 1275–1325
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged transgress, lapse.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: err /ɜː/ vb (intransitive)- 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
Etymology: 14th Century: erren to wander, stray, from Old French errer, from Latin errāre |