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err

[ er, ur ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
  2. to go astray morally; sin:

    To err is human.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. Archaic. to deviate from the true course, aim, or purpose.


err

/ ÉœË /

verb

  1. to make a mistake; be incorrect
  2. to stray from the right course or accepted standards; sin
  3. to act with bias, esp favourable bias

    to err on the side of justice

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð°ù°ù·²¹Â·²ú¾±±ô·¾±Â·³Ù²â [er-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee, ur-] noun
  • ±ð°ù°ù·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of err1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English erren, from Old French errer, from Latin ±ð°ù°ùÄå°ù±ð “to make a mistake; wanderâ€; akin to Gothic airzjan, Old High German ¾±°ù°ùô²Ô ( German irren )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of err1

C14: erren to wander, stray, from Old French errer, from Latin ±ð°ù°ùÄå°ù±ð
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. err on the side of caution. err on the side of caution.
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Example Sentences

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However, they erred in believing that Trump actually cares about anyone other than himself and his pursuit of corrupt and absolute power in all its many forms.

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Three years later, a California appeals court ordered a new trial, deciding the original judge had erred by giving the jury instructions that were too broad.

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I am still erring more towards a Fulham win than towards West Ham but, because Marco Silva's side have turned into draw specialists, I am going to go for another draw here too.

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It said it believed the court had erred in ruling that internet service providers were simply offering an "information service" rather than acting as telecommunications companies.

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“On review for abuse of discretion, we conclude that Mr. Trump has not demonstrated that the district court erred in any of the challenged rulings,†the U.S.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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