err

  • 21err — [[t]ɜr, ɛr[/t]] v. i. 1) to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken or incorrect 2) to go astray morally; sin 3) archaic to deviate from the true course or purpose • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < OF errer < L errāre; akin to OHG irrōn, Go… …

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  • 22err — [14] Err, erratic [14], erroneous [14], and error [13] all go back to a prehistoric base *er , which meant ‘wandering about’ (the semantic progression from ‘wandering’ to ‘making mistakes’ is reproduced in several other quite unrelated word… …

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  • 23err — v.intr. 1 be mistaken or incorrect. 2 do wrong; sin. Phrases and idioms: err on the right side act so that the least harmful of possible errors is the most likely to occur. err on the side of act with a specified bias (errs on the side of… …

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  • 24err — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French errer, from Latin errare to wander, err; akin to Old English ierre wandering, perverse, Gothic airzeis deceived Date: 14th century 1. archaic stray 2. a. to make a mistake < erred in&#8230; …

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  • 25ERR — • Error NASA • Error Encountered SCSI Statusmeldung (Bit) No. 0, bei gesetztem ERR Bit ist das SCSI Fehlermeldungsregister gesetzt mit dessen Bits BBK, UNC, MC, IDNF, MCR, ABRT, TK0NF und AMNF …

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  • 26ERR — [1] Error ( &GT; NASA Acronym List ) [2] Error Encountered SCSI Statusmeldung (Bit) No. 0, bei gesetztem ERR Bit ist das SCSI Fehlermeldungsregister gesetzt mit dessen Bits BBK, UNC, MC, IDNF, MCR, ABRT, TK0NF und AMNF …

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  • 27err — 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 …

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  • 28err — [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] …

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  • 29err — see to err is human …

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  • 30err on the side of something — err on the side of (something) to choose an action that may be too extreme. If we re not sure what s needed, let s err on the side of being too prepared. Usage notes: usually used in the form err on the side of caution: I decided to err on the&#8230; …

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