Definitions for err
ɜr, ɛrerr

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. err, mistake, slipverb

   to make a mistake or be incorrect

2. stray, err, driftverb

   wander from a direct course or at random

   "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. errverb

   To make a mistake.

   He erred in his calculations, and made many mistakes.

2. errverb

   To sin.

3. errverb

   to stray.

4. Etymology: From erren, from errer, from erro, from ares-. Cognate with eorre, ierre, iersian, ierre.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ERRverb

   Etymology: erro, Latin.

   1. To wander; to ramble.

   A storm of strokes, well meant, with fury flies,
   And errs about their temples, ears, and eyes. John Dryden, Virg.

   The rains arise, and fires their warmth dispense;
   And fix’d and erring stars dispose their influence. John Dryden, Virg.

   2. To miss the right way; to stray.

   We have erred and strayed like lost sheep. Common Prayer.

   3. To deviate from any purpose.

   But errs not nature from this gracious end,
   From burning suns when livid deaths descend. Alexander Pope, Essays.

   4. To commit errours; to mistake.

   It is a judgment maim’d and most imperfect,
   That will confess perfection so could err,
   Against all rules of nature. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   Do they not err that devise evil? Prov. xiv. 22.

   Possibly the man may err in his judgment of circumstances, and therefore let him fear; but because it is not certain he is mistaken, let him not despair. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

   Nor has it only been the heat of, erring persons that has been thus mischievous, but sometimes men of right judgments have too much contributed to the breach. Decay of Piety.

   The muses’ friend, unto himself severe,
   With silent pity looks on all that err. Edmund Waller.

   He who from the reflected image of the sun in water would conclude of light and heat, could not err more grosly. George Cheyne.

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1. err

   Err generally refers to making a mistake or being incorrect in action, decision, or judgment. It is often used in the context of "to err is human", meaning everyone makes mistakes. It can also refer to straying from what is morally right or proper.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Errverb

   to wander; to roam; to stray

2. Errverb

   to deviate from the true course; to miss the thing aimed at

3. Errverb

   to miss intellectual truth; to fall into error; to mistake in judgment or opinion; to be mistaken

4. Errverb

   to deviate morally from the right way; to go astray, in a figurative sense; to do wrong; to sin

5. Errverb

   to offend, as by erring

6. Etymology: [F. errer, L. errare; akin to G. irren, OHG. irran, v. t., irrn, v. i., OS. irrien, Sw. irra, Dan. irre, Goth, arzjan to lead astray, airzise astray.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Err

   er, v.i. to wander from the right way: to go astray: to mistake: to sin.—adj. Err′able, capable of erring.—n. Errat′ic, a wanderer: an erratic boulder.—adjs. Errat′ic, -al, wandering: having no certain course: not stationary: irregular.—adv. Errat′ically.—n. Errā′tum, an error in writing or printing, esp. one noted in a list at the end of a book:—pl. Errā′ta.—adj. Errō′neous, erring: full of error: wrong: mistaken: (obs.) wandering.—adv. Errō′neously.—ns. Errō′neousness; Err′or, a deviation from truth, right, &c.: a blunder or mistake: a fault: sin; Err′orist. [Fr. errer—L. errāre, to stray; cog. with Ger. irren, and irre, astray.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ERR

   To make a mistake. ERRATIC Full of mistakes.

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1. ERR

   What does ERR stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ERR acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. • Travel

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How to pronounce err?

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How to say err in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of err in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of err in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of err in a Sentence

1. Deutsche Bank:

   It is sorely tempting to take a go-slow approach hoping that the Deutsche Bank economy can be landed softly on a sustainable path. This will not happen, our view is that the only way to minimize the economic, financial and societal damage of prolonged inflation is to err on the side of doing too much.

2. Unknown:

   To err is human, to blame the next guy even more so.

3. Jonathan Rauch:

   A liberal society stands on the proposition that we should all take seriously the idea that we might be wrong. This means we must place no one, including ourselves, beyond the reach of criticism (no final say); it means that we must allow people to err, even where the error offends and upsets, as it often will.

4. Sophocles:

   To those who err in judgment, not in will, anger is gentle.

5. Dick Durbin:

   The FDA is supposed to protect all Americans, and particularly our children. I'm calling on FDA to finally come to its senses. Err on the side of public safety, on the side of kids, not tobacco companies. This free fall in the legal department at the FDA is unimaginable. It's not safe for America. And it's not safe for our future.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=err
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Err
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=err
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/err
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=err
7. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=err
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=err