Err
11Err — Err, Piz d , Bergstock der Oberhalbsteiner Alpen (Rhätische Alpen), zwischen Rhein und Inn, 3395 m …
12err — (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. errer go astray, lose one s way; make a mistake; transgress, from L. errare wander, go astray, be in error, from PIE root *ers wander around (Cf. Skt. arsati flows; O.E. ierre angry, straying; O.Fris. ire angry; O.H.G.… …
13err — meaning ‘to do wrong’, is pronounced as in her. Errant, meaning ‘doing wrong’, is pronounced with the first syllable as in merry …
14err — [v] make a mistake; do wrong be inaccurate, be incorrect, be in error, be mistaken, blow*, blunder, bollix*, boo boo*, deviate, drop the ball*, fall, flub*, foul up*, go astray, goof*, go wrong, lapse, louse up*, make a mess of*, mess up*,… …
15err — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] errs, erring, erred 1) VERB If you err, you make a mistake. [FORMAL, OLD FASHIONED] [V in n] It criticises the main contractor for seriously erring in its original estimates... If you make a threat be sure to carry it out if he… …
16err — UK [ɜː(r)] / US [ɜr] verb [intransitive] Word forms err : present tense I/you/we/they err he/she/it errs present participle erring past tense erred past participle erred formal to make a mistake, especially in a judgment or decision The court had …
17Err — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Acronyme ERR pour Estrogen related receptor, désignant en biologie un sous type de récepteur nucléaire. Toponymie Err, une commune française des Pyrénées… …
18err — errability, n. errable, adj. /err, er/, v.i. 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. [1275 1325; ME erren < OF… …
19err — [14] Err, erratic [14], erroneous [14], and error [13] all go back to a prehistoric base *er , which meant ‘wandering about’ (the semantic progression from ‘wandering’ to ‘making mistakes’ is reproduced in several other quite unrelated word… …
20err — [ə:] verb be mistaken or incorrect. ↘[often as adjective erring] do wrong. Phrases err on the side of display more rather than less of (a quality): it is better to err on the side of caution. Origin ME: from OFr. errer, from L. errare to stray …
