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Synonyms for err
ɜr, ɛrerr
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
err
To wander (Anglo-Saxon windan, wind) is to move in an indefinite or indeterminate way which may or may not be a departure from a prescribed way; to deviate (Latin de, from, and via, a way) is to turn from a prescribed or right way, physically, mentally, or morally, usually in an unfavorable sense; to diverge (Latin di, apart, and vergo, incline, tend) is to turn from a course previously followed or that something else follows, and has no unfavorable implication; to digress (Latin di, apart, aside, and gradior, step) is used only with reference to speaking or writing; to err is used of intellectual or moral action, and of the moral with primary reference to the intellectual, an error being viewed as in some degree due to ignorance. Range, roam, and rove imply the traversing of considerable, often of vast, distances of land or sea; range commonly implies a purpose; as, cattle range for food; a hunting-dog ranges a field for game. Roam and rove are often purposeless, and always without definite aim. To swerve or veer is to turn suddenly from a prescribed or previous course, and often but momentarily; veer is more capricious and repetitious; the horse swerves at the flash of a sword; the wind veers; the ship veers with the wind. To stray is to go in a somewhat purposeless way aside from the regular path or usual limits or abode, usually with unfavorable implication; cattle stray from their pastures; an author strays from his subject; one strays from the path of virtue. Stray is in most uses a lighter word than wander. Ramble, in its literal use, is always a word of pleasant suggestion, but in its figurative use always somewhat contemptuous; as, rambling talk.
Synonyms:
deviate, digress, diverge, go astray, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, swerve, veer, wander
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Princeton's WordNet
err, mistake, slipverb
to make a mistake or be incorrect
Synonyms:
slide, steal, misidentify, sneak, slew, stray, slue, skid, slip one's mind, drop away, drift, slip, dislocate, splay, luxate, drop off, fall away, mistakestray, err, driftverb
wander from a direct course or at random
"The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"
Synonyms:
ramble, rove, range, stray, divagate, cast, roam, be adrift, swan, roll, digress, drift, wander, slip, freewheel, blow, tramp, mistake, vagabond, float
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
errverb
errverb
Synonyms:
mistake, blunder, misjudge, make a mistake, be at fault, labor under a mistakeerrverb
Synonyms:
sin, lapse, fall, trip, trespass, offend, go astray, do amiss, commit a fault
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#605 | range | |
#899 | error | |
#2394 | cast | |
#2540 | blow | |
#2595 | roll | |
#3394 | slide | |
#5110 | slip | |
#5805 | mistake | |
#6803 | float | |
#8660 | uh | |
#8683 | steal | |
#10368 | swan | |
#11353 | err | |
#11779 | drift | |
#16203 | sneak | |
#17234 | rove | |
#17542 | wander | |
#18651 | stray | |
#20034 | skid | |
#22194 | slew | |
#24734 | stumble | |
#25040 | tramp | |
#25519 | roam | |
#28313 | mro | |
#34759 | deviate | |
#38590 | ramble | |
#39493 | vagabond | |
#40610 | veer | |
#43626 | digress | |
#45358 | blunder | |
#51757 | diverge | |
#57112 | rra | |
#58521 | fela | |
#60871 | swerve | |
#88024 | splay | |
#101641 | freewheel | |
#196665 | dislocate | |
#200656 | misjudge | |
#232391 | misdirect |
How to use err in a sentence?
The FDA is supposed to protect all Americans, and particularly our children. I'm calling on FDA to finally come to its senses. Err on the side of public safety, on the side of kids, not tobacco companies. This free fall in the legal department at the FDA is unimaginable. It's not safe for America. And it's not safe for our future.
More cruise lines are eliminating Istanbul as a port of disembarkation and reverting to Athens, Greece, as a result we are seeing a notable drop in pre - and post - cruise bookings for Istanbul. Additionally, we have seen that independent travelers are now preferring to err on the side of caution when it comes to Turkey. Is it safe to travel to Europe now ? For cautious travelers, canceling a trip to Turkey may provide temporary peace of mind. I have had a number of guests contact us to cancel their Istanbul segments opting instead for other European cities including Athens, Barcelona and Rome, says Mina Agnos. But until more is known about Tuesday incident, some travelers may just want to stay the course.
I assume that when I pick up my telephone, people are listening to my conversations anyway, if you want to know the truth. It's pretty sad commentary, but I err on the side of security.
To err is human.
To err is dysfunctional, to forgive co-dependent.
Translations for err
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- غلط, أخطاءArabic
- греша, лъжаBulgarian
- mýlit, chybovatCzech
- fejleDanish
- [[Fehler]] [[machen]], irrenGerman
- erariEsperanto
- err, equivocar, errarSpanish
- اشتباه کردنPersian
- tehdä virhe, erehtyäFinnish
- err, tromperFrench
- tévedHungarian
- khilafIndonesian
- erorarIdo
- errare, sbagliareItalian
- 間違えるJapanese
- vergissing, zich vergissen, fout, makenDutch
- popełnić błądPolish
- err, errarPortuguese
- greșiRomanian
- ошибаться, ошибиться, [[допускать]] [[ошибка, [[допустить]] [[ошибкаRussian
- fela, [[göra]] [[misstag]]Swedish
- yanlış yapmak, hata yapmak, yanılmakTurkish
- pölönVolapük
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