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- Dictionaryerring/ˈəːrɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. having failed to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; having done wrong: "the strictest possible action should be taken against the erring officials"
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to make a mistake or to do something wrong: He erred in agreeing to her appointment to the position. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making mistakes. balls (something) up. blunderingly. bodge. making. misdiagnose. misdiagnosis. misdirection. misrender. misstate. mistake. mistranscribe. mistranscription. nod.
Erring definition: going astray; in error; wrong.. See examples of ERRING used in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. straying from the right moral course or accepted standards 2. unfaithful.... Click for more definitions.
1. a. : to make a mistake. erred in his calculations. erred on the side of caution. b. : to violate an accepted standard of conduct. 2. archaic : stray. Did you know? Is it human to err? Many people are familiar with the word err from encountering it in the epigram “to err is human; to forgive, divine.”
err. verb [ I ] formal uk / ɜː r/ us / ɝː / / er /. to make a mistake or to do something wrong: He erred in agreeing to her appointment to the position. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making mistakes. balls. balls (something) up.
to make a mistake or to do something wrong: He erred in agreeing to her appointment to the position. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making mistakes. balls (something) up. blunderingly. bodge. making. misdiagnose. misdiagnosis. misdirection. misremember. misrender. misstate. mistake. mistranscribe. stumblingly.
1. To make an error or misjudgment: I erred in turning onto the dead-end street. 2. To commit an act that is wrong; do wrong. 3. Archaic To stray. [Middle English erren, from Old French errer, from Latin errāre, to wander; see ers- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
