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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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Erring definition: going astray; in error; wrong.. See examples of ERRING used in a sentence.
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.
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.”
2 meanings: 1. straying from the right moral course or accepted standards 2. unfaithful.... Click for more definitions.
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.
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.
Definitions of erring. adjective. capable of making an error. synonyms: error-prone. fallible. likely to fail or make errors. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Erring." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/erring. Accessed 24 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. VocabTrainer™.
He was merciful toward erring women, but was unsparing toward every one who exploited them for gain. Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls | Various Napoleon's Council of State, touched with tenderness towards erring women, was quite inefficient.
Definitions of 'erring' 1. straying from the right moral course or accepted standards. [...] 2. unfaithful. [...] More. Synonyms of 'erring' • offending, guilty, transgressive [...] More. Examples of 'erring' in a sentence.
to be mistaken or incorrect; make an error: Banks rarely err in computing your balance. Idioms. to err on the side of, [ ~ + object] to act or behave in a certain way, and not its opposite: It is better to err on the side of punctuality (= It is better to be early than late).
