err
Third Person
errs
Present Participle
erring
Past Tense
erred
Past Participle
erred
1
to be at fault or make mistakes, especially in one's thinking, judgment, or actions
- While erring occasionally is forgivable, persistent or consequential erring may require accountability.
- Everyone errs occasionally when multi-tasking or working under pressure.
- To err is human, but refusing to correct one's errors is unwise.
2
to wander or move away from the correct path or direction
- He erred from the marked trail and got lost in the woods.
- The car erred and ended up on a narrow, unpaved road.
- She erred and ended up far from her destination.
- The path was unclear, and I accidentally erred to the left.
- At one point, they erred too far from the trail and had to retrace their steps.