err

BrE /ɜːr/ AmE /ɛr/

verb en → es

past erred pp erred ing erring

1 MAKE A MISTAKE [intransitive] B1

to make a mistake or do something wrong, often by accident

equivocarse, cometer un error

  • err on the side of caution

Collocations to err on the side of caution

  • He often errs in his judgment.

    A menudo se equivoca en sus juicios.

2 GO OFF COURSE [intransitive] B2

to go off course or stray from the correct path, often figuratively in moral or ethical terms

desviarse, irse por la tangente

Collocations err from the straight and narrow

  • She has started to err from her moral principles.

    Ha empezado a desviarse de sus principios morales.