err

Meaning

Verb

1. (formal, intransitive) To make a mistake.
2. (intransitive) To sin.
3. (archaic) to stray.

Intj

Elongated form of er (“sound of hesitation”).

Synonyms

make a mistake

mistake

blunder

wrong

fail

make mistake

be mistaken

slip

stray

miss

mistaken

make mistakes

sin

error

be in error

go astray

be wrong

drift

wander

make an error

lose one’s way

misjudge

mislead

do wrong

giddy

go

go wrong

harm

ignorant

incorrect

in error

labile

lapse

mess up

miscalculate

miscue

mismanage

missed

misspeak

mistakes

roam

slide

straggle

stumble

commit an error

flub up

make a slip

trespass

uh

um

Translations

se tromper

irren

errare

sbagliare

errar

errer

errar

sbagliarsi

faire erreur

se fourvoyer

fallare

equivocarse

être dans l’erreur

erreur

tromper

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɜː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: erren

Cognate with Old English: eorre

Cognate with Old English: iersian

Cognate with Old English: ierre

In summary

From Middle English erren, from Old French errer (“to wander, err, mistake”), from Latin errō (“wander, stray, err, mistake”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- (“to be angry, lose one's temper”). Cognate with Old English eorre, ierre (“anger, wrath, ire”), Old English iersian (“to be angry with, rage, irritate, provoke”), Old English ierre (“wandering, gone astray, confused”).