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err  (ûr, r)

intr.v. erred, err·ing, errs

1. To make an error or a mistake.

2. To violate accepted moral standards; sin.

3. Archaic To stray.

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[Middle English erren, from Old French errer, from Latin errre, to wander; see ers- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: The pronunciation (ûr) for the word err is traditional, but the pronunciation (r) has gained ground in recent years, perhaps owing to influence from errant and error, and must now be regarded as an acceptable variant. The Usage Panel was split on the matter: 56 percent preferred (ûr), 34 percent preferred (r), and 10 percent accepted both pronunciations.

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err

Verb

1. to make a mistake

2. to sin [Latin errare]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	err - to make a mistake or be incorrect mistake, slip misremember - remember incorrectly; "I misremembered the date" slip up, trip up, stumble - make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name" misjudge - judge incorrectly fall for - be deceived, duped, or entrapped by; "He fell for her charms"; "He fell for the con man's story"
	2.	err - 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" drift, stray go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" rove, stray, roam, vagabond, wander, swan, ramble, range, drift, tramp, cast, roll - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

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err

verb 1. make a mistake, mistake, go wrong, blunder, slip up (informal) misjudge, be incorrect, be inaccurate, miscalculate, go astray, be in error, put your foot in it (informal) misapprehend, blot your copybook (informal) drop a brick or clanger (informal)

verb 2. sin, fall, offend, lapse, trespass, do wrong, deviate, misbehave, go astray, transgress, be out of order, blot your copybook (informal)

Translations

err [əːʳ] vi → errar;

(REL) → pecar

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err [əːʳ] vi → se tromper;

(Rel) → pécher

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err [əːʳ] vi → sich irren;

to err on the side of caution/simplicity → (im Zweifelsfall) zur Vorsicht/Vereinfachung neigen

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err [əːʳ] vi → errare;

(REL) → peccare

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err

v err [əː]

to make a mistake; to be wrong; to do wrong. fouteer يُخْطِئ греша chybovat, mýlit se fejle; begå fejl sich irren σφάλλω errar, equivocarse eksima اشتباه کردن erehtyä (se) tromper לִטעוֹת गलती करना griješiti téved membuat kesalahan skjátlast, hafa rangt fyrir sér errare 誤る 잘못하다 klysti kļūdīties membuat kesilapan zich vergissen feile, ta feil, gjøre galt, fare vill błądzić errar a greşi ошибаться; заблуждаться (po)mýliť sa motiti se grešiti missta sig, göra fel ทำผิด yanılmak, hata yapmak 犯錯誤 помилятися, хибити غلطی کرنا sai lầm 犯错误

err on the side of

to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child . dwaal يُخْطِئ لِكَي يَتَفادى ضَرَرا избягвам от грешка dopustit se menšího zla være for forsigtig sich einmal zuviel irren προτιμώ το μικρότερο κακό pecar por exceso de (millegagi) üle pakkuma جانب چیزی را گرفتن syyllistyä liialliseen (lempeyteen) pécher par excès de לִנהוֹג בְּיֶתֶר זְהִירוּת कोई बड़ी गलती से बचने के लिए छोटी गलती करना zabludjeti jobb óvatosnak lenni v. vigyázni berbuat kesalahan demi að brjóta gegn e-u á vissan hátt til að forðast enn verra óréttlæti peccare per eccesso di ～すぎる ...에 치우치다 klysti ką nors darant labāk kļūdīties (darot kaut ko) nekā ... salah overhellen naar være for forsiktig/mild popełnić błąd na korzyść pecar por excesso a păcătui prin exces de ошибаться в какую-л. сторону dopustiť sa menšieho zla pretiravati biti veoma vara alltför (överdrivet), ta till i överkant (underkant) รู้สึกผิดต่อสิ่งที่ทำดังนั้นจึงแสดงออกในทางตรงกันข้าม bir yönde aşırıya kaçmak 失之過寬 бути винним, схибити в меншому, аніж в більшому ایسی غلطی کرنا جو کسی جانب دانستہ جھکاؤ کی چغلی کھائے bị khiển trách 失之过宽