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(ûr, ĕr) 
intr.v., erred, err·ing, errs.
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.]
USAGE NOTE The pronunciation (ûr) for the word err is traditional, but the pronunciation (ĕr) 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 (ĕr), and 10 percent accepted both pronunciations.
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- To make an error or mistake: miscue, mistake, slip, slip up, stumble, trip up. See correct/incorrect.
- To violate a moral or divine law: offend, sin, transgress, trespass. See right/wrong.
- To turn away from a prescribed course of action or conduct: depart, deviate, digress, diverge, stray, swerve, veer. See approach/retreat, correct/incorrect.
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IN BRIEF: To make a mistake.
To err is human, but the when the eraser wears out ahead of the pencil, you're overdoing it.
— J. Jenkins.
Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like "err" which means to make a mistake, is "air" which is what we breathe.
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Err is the verb form of error or mistake.
Err may also refer to:
- Err, a character of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force animated comedy
- Err, Pyrénées-Orientales, a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France
- Lydie Err, a Luxembourgian politician
ERR may stand for:
- Edmonton Radial Railway, a streetcar service that operated in Edmonton, Alberta
- Eesti Rahvusringhääling, a publicly funded radio and television organization in Estonia
- Eesti Roheline Rist, Estonian Green Cross
- Eestimaa Rahvarinne, Estonian for Estonian Popular Front
- Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce), a Nazi Party organisation dedicated to appropriating cultural goods during WWII.
- Eldersburg Rogue Runners, a nonprofit organization sponsoring running events in Carroll County, Maryland
- Errachidia Province, Morocco, according to ISO 3166-2:MA
- Erre language, according to ISO 639-3
- Errol Airport (Errol, New Hampshire), in IATA code
- Estrogen related receptors, members of the orphan nuclear receptor family:
- European Rail Rent, a German company for the rental of freight cars
- European Romantic Review, a scholarly peer-review journal devoted to the interdisciplinary study of nineteenth-century culture
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Err
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - tage fejl, begå en fejl, synde
Nederlands (Dutch)
zich vergissen, afwijken, verkeerd zijn, zondigen
Français (French)
v. intr. - se tromper, pécher, commettre une faute
Deutsch (German)
v. - sich irren, sündigen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σφάλλω/-ομαι, διαπράττω σφάλμα, αμαρτάνω, παραστρατίζω, πλανώμαι, βρίσκομαι σε πλάνη
Italiano (Italian)
errare, peccare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - errar, desviar-se
Русский (Russian)
ошибаться, заблуждаться
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - equivocarse, errar, pecar, vagar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fela, ta fel, missta sig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
犯错, 犯罪, 做错
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 犯錯, 犯罪, 做錯
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 그르치다, 죄를 범하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 間違いをする, 誤る
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يخطئ, يضل
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - שגה, טעה
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