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errerr /ɜː $ ɜːr/ verb [intransitive] errOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French errer, from Latin errare VERB TABLEerr |
Present | I, you, we, they | err | | he, she, it | errs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | erred | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have erred | | he, she, it | has erred | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had erred | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will err | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have erred |
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Present | I | am erring | | he, she, it | is erring | | you, we, they | are erring | Past | I, he, she, it | was erring | | you, we, they | were erring | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been erring | | he, she, it | has been erring | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been erring | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be erring | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been erring |
- Cannon errs in labeling his critics as mindless pessimists.
- And yes, they did err.
- But each of the networks erred in similar ways.
- But travel agents are urging their clients to err on the side of caution.
- For this reason the guidelines here tend to err on the cautious side.
- It is best therefore to err on the quiet side and to use percussion sparingly rather than to excess.
- It is understandable for health authorities to err on the side of caution, as these guidelines will not apply to everyone.
- Music as a background for drama is a much trickier area, but you should err on the side of understatement.
- The Edmonton editors now agree that they erred.
► err on the side of caution It’s always best to err on the side of caution. NOUN► law· The General Commissioners had erred in law in concluding that the ancillary lighting was plant. ► side· We should err on the side of restraint, rather than of excess.· The church has already erred on this side in the counsel it has given battered women.· It is best therefore to err on the quiet side and to use percussion sparingly rather than to excess.· So they dropped a dime in order to err on the safe side.· Voltaire's work is, arguably, offensive but one should err on the side of allowing it to be available.· But travel agents are urging their clients to err on the side of caution.· The therapist should always err on the side of caution; the hypotheses set up are merely shrewd guesses.· Typically, Burgess says, forecasters err on the side of caution by issuing a severe storm warning. ► err on the side of something- And so he negotiated with himself, and sometimes tortured himself, and he erred on the side of generosity.
- But travel agents are urging their clients to err on the side of caution.
- It is understandable for health authorities to err on the side of caution, as these guidelines will not apply to everyone.
- The therapist should always err on the side of caution; the hypotheses set up are merely shrewd guesses.
- Therefore, if the first two arguments were correct, it would be better to err on the side of generosity.
- Typically, Burgess says, forecasters err on the side of caution by issuing a severe storm warning.
- Voltaire's work is, arguably, offensive but one should err on the side of allowing it to be available.
- We should err on the side of restraint, rather than of excess.
1err on the side of something to be more careful or safe than is necessary, in order to make sure that nothing bad happens: It’s always best to err on the side of caution.2old use to make a mistake |