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err — ► VERB 1) be mistaken or incorrect. 2) do wrong. ● err on the side of Cf. ↑err on the side of ● to err is human, to forgive divine Cf. ↑to err is human, to forgive divine … English terms dictionary
Err — * Err is the verb form of error or mistakeErr may also refer to: * Err, Pyrénées Orientales, a commune of the Pyrénées Orientales département , in southern France * Err, a character of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force animated comedy * ERR, Eesti… … Wikipedia
err — / er, ər/ vi: to make an error the court err ed in denying the motion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. err … Law dictionary
err — [ ɜr ] verb intransitive FORMAL to make a mistake, especially in a judgment or decision: The court had erred in allowing her parents to testify. err on the side of something to do more than is really necessary in order to avoid a particular… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
err — [ə:] verb be mistaken or incorrect. ↘[often as adjective erring] do wrong. Phrases err on the side of display more rather than less of (a quality): it is better to err on the side of caution. Origin ME: from OFr. errer, from L. errare to stray … English new terms dictionary
err on the side of caution — verb To act in the least risky manner in a situation where one is uncertain about the consequences. They are all zealous to the last degree in support of the extreme policy. . . . They certainly will not err on the side of caution … Wiktionary
err on the side of — verb To behave in a manner which favours or which is biassed toward. Every man would prefer that the woman in whom he feels an interest should err on the side of bigotry rather than on that of what is called liberalism in points of religious… … Wiktionary
err — verb (I) 1 err on the side of caution to be too careful rather than risk making mistakes 2 formal or old use a word meaning to make a mistake … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
err — [ɜː] verb formal to make a mistake • err on the side of sth to do more than is really necessary in order to avoid a particular situation[/ex] [i]We are erring on the side of caution and have closed the school.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
err — verb /eə,ɜː(ɹ),ɛɹ,ɝ/ a) To make a mistake. He erred in his calculations, and made many mistakes. b) To sin … Wiktionary
err — verb the judge had erred in not allowing new evidence Syn: make a mistake, be wrong, be in error, be mistaken, blunder, fumble, be incorrect, miscalculate, get it wrong; sin, lapse; informal slip up, screw up, foul up, goof, make a boo boo, drop… … Thesaurus of popular words