err

err
[[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 errs again.

2) PHRASE If you say that to err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes.

To err is human, and nobody likes a perfect person.

3) PHRASE: V inflects If you err on the side of caution, for example, you decide to act in a cautious way, rather than take risks.

They may be wise to err on the side of caution...

He probably erred on the conservative rather than the generous side.


English dictionary. 2008.

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