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err

/ɛɚ/verb1 syllable

Err means: wander from a direct course or at random.

Synonyms for err14

verb, as in wander from a direct course or at random

stray, drift, roll, wander, swan, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, vagabond

verb, as in to make a mistake or be incorrect

mistake, slip

What does err mean?2

verb

1

wander from a direct course or at random“The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her”

2

to make a mistake or be incorrect

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with err?48

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All 48 rhymes for err, grouped by syllable

Err in a sentence

  • After all, even the gods may err at times.FeuDRenais
  • Only to err is to live, and knowledge is death.Lars224
  • To err is human, but to forgive is divine.Igider
  • To err is human, but to persist in error is diabolical.CarpeLanam
  • To err is human, but to persevere in error is foolish.Adelpa
  • To err is human, but to persist is diabolical.AmarMecheri
  • To err is human, to persist is diabolical.AmarMecheri
  • It's easy to err once you lose your cool.FeuDRenais

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of err

as a verb

past tense
erred
present participle
erring
third-person singular
errs
past participle
erred