English
Etymology
From AF. errer, from L. errare, "to wander", "to err".
Pronunciation
IPA
:UK: [e�], [��]
:US: [�ɹ], (rare) [�] (Note: the first pronunciation is considered incorrect by some conservative commentators although it is more common. The second pronunciation may be unfamiliar to many speakers.)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)|-��(r)
Verb
en-verb
- intransitive To make a mistake.
#*He erred in his calculations, and made many mistakes.
- intransitive To sin.
Derived terms
error
erroneous
Translations
trans-top|to make a mistake
Czech: chybovat
Danish: fejle
Dutch: een fout maken, een vergissing maken, zich vergissen
Finnish: erehtyä, tehdä virhe
German: irren
Hungarian: téved
Italian: errare, sbagliare
trans-mid
Portuguese: errar
Spanish: errar, equivocar
Swedish: fela, göra misstag
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trans-top|to sin
See: sin#Verb|sin
trans-bottom
ttbc-top
ttbc|Bulgarian: г�е�а
ttbc|Hungarian: hibázik
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Albanian
rfv|noun or adjective? why is the synonym italicized?
Noun
err g|Albanian
- dark
Synonyms
terr
fa:err
fr:err
io:err
it:err
ja:err
fi:err
te:err
vi:err
zh:err
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