to err

  • 21err in judgment — index misjudge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 22err — (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. errer go astray, lose one s way; make a mistake; transgress, from L. errare wander, go astray, be in error, from PIE root *ers wander around (Cf. Skt. arsati flows; O.E. ierre angry, straying; O.Fris. ire angry; O.H.G.… …

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  • 23err — meaning ‘to do wrong’, is pronounced as in her. Errant, meaning ‘doing wrong’, is pronounced with the first syllable as in merry …

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  • 24err — [v] make a mistake; do wrong be inaccurate, be incorrect, be in error, be mistaken, blow*, blunder, bollix*, boo boo*, deviate, drop the ball*, fall, flub*, foul up*, go astray, goof*, go wrong, lapse, louse up*, make a mess of*, mess up*,… …

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  • 25err on the safe side — To choose the safer alternative ● safe …

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  • 26err on the side of — display more rather than less of (a specified quality) in one s actions it is better to err on the side of caution * * * err on the side of ◇ To err on the side of something, such as caution, is to use or show more of it than may be needed so… …

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  • 27Err (Pyrénées-Orientales) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Err. 42° 26′ 28″ N 2° 02′ 03″ E …

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  • 28err — [[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… …

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  • 29Err-Puigmal — Puigmal Une vue aérienne de la station serait la bienvenue. Administration Pays  France Région Languedoc Roussillo …

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  • 30err — UK [ɜː(r)] / US [ɜr] verb [intransitive] Word forms err : present tense I/you/we/they err he/she/it errs present participle erring past tense erred past participle erred formal to make a mistake, especially in a judgment or decision The court had …

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