err[verb]Synonyms: make a mistake, blunder, go wrong, miscalculate, misjudge, mistake, slip up
(informal)
Related Idioms: go astray (
or amiss
or wrong), leave the straight and narrow
Related Words: miscalculate,
lapse,
slip (up),
stumble,
trip,
transgress,
trespass,
offend,
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err /ɜː $ ɜːr/
verb [intransitive][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: errer, from Latin errare]
1. err on the side of something to be more careful or safe than is necessary, in order to make sure that nothing bad happens:
It’s always best to err on the side of caution.2. old use to make a mistake
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