err (**어**ㄹ) — to make a mistake or be incorrect
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to make a mistake or be incorrect
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɜːr/
Korean meaning: 실수하다, 잘못하다
Korean pronunciation: **어**ㄹ
Example Sentences
- Even the best students err sometimes on the CSAT.
- I'd rather err on the side of studying too much than too little.
- The GPS seemed to err every time we reached a crucial intersection.
err
VERB//ɜːr//
to make a mistake or be incorrect
💡 Concept
The young scribe began to err while copying the royal decree.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ɜːr/
🇬🇧 UK/ɜː(r)/
🌳Etymology
Rooterr
Origin
From Latin 'errare' meaning 'to wander' or 'to stray', which metaphorically extended to mean 'to make a mistake.' The word entered English through Old French and Middle English.
🎵Rhyme
hersirwerestirfur
her
sir
were
stir
fur
🔗Collocations
err on the side of caution
err in judgment
human error
err gravely
err badly
to err is human
📝Examples
“Even the best students err sometimes on the CSAT.”
“I'd rather err on the side of studying too much than too little.”
😄 Fun example
“The GPS seemed to err every time we reached a crucial intersection.”
“Teachers often err by assuming all students learn at the same pace.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
mistakeblunderslip upgo wrongmiscalculate
Antonyms
succeedcorrectrectify
Related
errorerranterraticerroneousaberration
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