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err

–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.

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

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME erren < OF errer < L errāre; akin to Goth airzjan, OHG irrôn, G irren

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—Related forms

err·a·bil·i·ty, noun

err·a·ble, adjective

—Synonyms 2. transgress, lapse.

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err Audio Help (ûr, ěr) Pronunciation Key
intr.v. erred, err·ing, errs

To make an error or a mistake.
To violate accepted moral standards; sin.
Archaic To stray.

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

Usage Note: The pronunciation (ûr) for the word err is traditional, but the pronunciation (ěr) 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 (ěr), and 10 percent accepted both pronunciations.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
err

1303, from O.Fr. errer, from L. errare "wander, go astray, be in error" (a general Gmc. borrowing, cf. O.H.G. arunti "message," O.N. erendi, Goth. airziþa "error, deception"), from PIE base *ers- "wander around" (cf. Skt. arsati "flows," O.E. ierre "angry, straying").

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err
verb
1.	to make a mistake or be incorrect
2.	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" [syn: stray]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
err [əː] verb

to make a mistake; to be wrong; to do wrong

Arabic:	يُخْطِئ
Chinese (Simplified):	犯错误
Chinese (Traditional):	犯錯誤
Czech:	chybovat, mýlit se
Danish:	fejle; begå fejl
Dutch:	zich vergissen
Estonian:	eksima
Finnish:	erehtyä
French:	(se) tromper
German:	sich irren
Greek:	σφάλλω
Hungarian:	téved
Icelandic:	skjátlast, hafa rangt fyrir sér
Indonesian:	membuat kesalahan
Italian:	errare

Japanese:	誤る
Korean:	잘못하다
Latvian:	kļūdīties
Lithuanian:	klysti
Norwegian:	feile, ta feil, gjøre galt, fare vill
Polish:	błądzić
Portuguese (Brazil):	errar
Portuguese (Portugal):	errar
Romanian:	a greşi
Russian:	ошибаться; заблуждаться
Slovak:	(po)mýliť sa
Slovenian:	motiti se
Spanish:	errar, equivocarse
Swedish:	missta sig, göra fel
Turkish:	yanılmak, hata yapmak