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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