err

C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment

US /ɜr/ UK /ɜː/ See IPA manual

Homophones

Meanings

1

verb
to make a mistake; to be wrong

It is wiser to err on the side of caution.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to make a mistake; to be wrong blunder stumble slip misjudge mistake stray

Opposites

succeed

Word family

Derived forms erratumerrancy

Related forms error errant erratic erroneous aberrant

Etymology

From Old French errer, from Latin errare 'to wander, stray, go astray', from Proto-Indo-European *ers- 'to be in motion, wander'.

errer Old French errare Latin *ers- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Ethics & Social Judgment

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# err

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɜr/
**IPA (UK):** /ɜː/

## Meanings
1. to make a mistake; to be wrong

## Examples
- It is wiser to err on the side of caution.

## Synonyms
- blunder
- stumble
- slip
- misjudge
- mistake
- stray

## Antonyms
- succeed

## Derived Forms
- erratum
- errancy

## Related Forms
- error
- errant
- erratic
- erroneous
- aberrant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: errer
- Root: errare
- Root: *ers-

## Etymology
From Old French errer, from Latin errare 'to wander, stray, go astray', from Proto-Indo-European *ers- 'to be in motion, wander'.

## AI Etymology
Err is from Old French errer, from Latin errare 'to wander, stray, go astray', from Proto-Indo-European *ers- 'to be in motion, wander'. Important recorded forms include errer (Old French), errare (Latin), and *ers- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers to make a mistake; to be wrong. The wider family includes derived forms such as erratum and errancy and related words such as error, errant, erratic, erroneous, and aberrant.

## Topics
- Ethics & Social Judgment

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