err

verb

/ɜː(r)/

/er/

[intransitive] (old-fashioned, formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they err	/ɜː(r)/ /er/
he / she / it errs	/ɜːz/ /erz/
past simple erred	/ɜːd/ /erd/
past participle erred	/ɜːd/ /erd/
-ing form erring	/ˈɜːrɪŋ/ /ˈerɪŋ/

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to make a mistake犯错误；做错事；出差错
- To err is human…犯错人皆难免…
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘wander, go astray’): from Old French errer, from Latin errare ‘to stray’.

Idioms

err on the side of something

to show too much of a good quality in order to avoid showing too little过于；偏向于（好的特质）
- I thought it was better to err on the side of caution (= to be too careful rather than take a risk).我认为宁可过于谨慎也不要冒风险。

TOEFL BNC: 13980 COCA: 13165

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