Definitions for ERR
ɜr, ɛrerr

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. err, mistake, slipverb

   to make a mistake or be incorrect

2. stray, err, driftverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. errverb

   To make a mistake.

   He erred in his calculations, and made many mistakes.

2. errverb

   To sin.

3. errverb

   to stray.

4. Etymology: From erren, from errer, from erro, from ares-. Cognate with eorre, ierre, iersian, ierre.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ERRverb

   Etymology: erro, Latin.

   1. To wander; to ramble.

   A storm of strokes, well meant, with fury flies,
   And errs about their temples, ears, and eyes. John Dryden, Virg.

   The rains arise, and fires their warmth dispense;
   And fix’d and erring stars dispose their influence. John Dryden, Virg.

   2. To miss the right way; to stray.

   We have erred and strayed like lost sheep. Common Prayer.

   3. To deviate from any purpose.

   But errs not nature from this gracious end,
   From burning suns when livid deaths descend. Alexander Pope, Essays.

   4. To commit errours; to mistake.

   It is a judgment maim’d and most imperfect,
   That will confess perfection so could err,
   Against all rules of nature. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   Do they not err that devise evil? Prov. xiv. 22.

   Possibly the man may err in his judgment of circumstances, and therefore let him fear; but because it is not certain he is mistaken, let him not despair. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

   Nor has it only been the heat of, erring persons that has been thus mischievous, but sometimes men of right judgments have too much contributed to the breach. Decay of Piety.

   The muses’ friend, unto himself severe,
   With silent pity looks on all that err. Edmund Waller.

   He who from the reflected image of the sun in water would conclude of light and heat, could not err more grosly. George Cheyne.

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1. err

   Err generally refers to making a mistake or being incorrect in action, decision, or judgment. It is often used in the context of "to err is human", meaning everyone makes mistakes. It can also refer to straying from what is morally right or proper.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Errverb

   to wander; to roam; to stray

2. Errverb

   to deviate from the true course; to miss the thing aimed at

3. Errverb

   to miss intellectual truth; to fall into error; to mistake in judgment or opinion; to be mistaken

4. Errverb

   to deviate morally from the right way; to go astray, in a figurative sense; to do wrong; to sin

5. Errverb

   to offend, as by erring

6. Etymology: [F. errer, L. errare; akin to G. irren, OHG. irran, v. t., irrn, v. i., OS. irrien, Sw. irra, Dan. irre, Goth, arzjan to lead astray, airzise astray.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Err

   er, v.i. to wander from the right way: to go astray: to mistake: to sin.—adj. Err′able, capable of erring.—n. Errat′ic, a wanderer: an erratic boulder.—adjs. Errat′ic, -al, wandering: having no certain course: not stationary: irregular.—adv. Errat′ically.—n. Errā′tum, an error in writing or printing, esp. one noted in a list at the end of a book:—pl. Errā′ta.—adj. Errō′neous, erring: full of error: wrong: mistaken: (obs.) wandering.—adv. Errō′neously.—ns. Errō′neousness; Err′or, a deviation from truth, right, &c.: a blunder or mistake: a fault: sin; Err′orist. [Fr. errer—L. errāre, to stray; cog. with Ger. irren, and irre, astray.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ERR

   To make a mistake. ERRATIC Full of mistakes.

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1. ERR

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How to pronounce ERR?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ERR in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ERR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of ERR in a Sentence

1. David Wessel:

   At some point, they're going to have to decide,' Have we done enough ?' and they're always close calls, and at that point, they will have to decide which risk is most serious — the risk of doing too much and causing a recession or the risk of doing too little and getting inflation embedded in Fed Chair Powell saysKroszner, my gut is they're going to err on the side of doing too much.

2. Alexander Pope:

   To err is human, to forgive is divine.

3. Mark Earley:

   We err on the side of the voter, i think we try to make sure those votes are tabulated. But in my position, from my frame of reference, there has to be some check or guard against voter fraud.

4. David Centner:

   However, due to voluminous anecdotal reports in circulation on this latter topic, we must err on the side of caution when making decisions that may impact the health of the school community. Until there are definitive and scientifically proven studies that refute these reports, we need to do what is best for our students and staff.

5. Barry Boden:

   With chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in football players, we only have the end point, we don’t always have the history of how many concussions they had or any genetic predisposition, it’s certainly worrisome, and it’s certainly better to err on the side of conservatism to reduce the number of impacts, at least during practices, and restrict contact during the week.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ERR
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Err
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ERR
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ERR
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ERR
7. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=ERR