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err

/ɜː/verb

उच्चारण अ

भूल करना, गलती करना, चूकना

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verb
  1. 1

    [I] formal

    to make a mistake

    भूल करना, गलती करना, चूकना

    • The court erred in rejecting the evidence.
    • To err is human, to forgive divine.

    Synonyms blunder slip go wrong miscalculate

Idioms 1

err on the side of something

to show too much of a particular quality rather than too little

(कम के बजाय) थोड़ा अधिक सावधानी या उदारता बरतना

  • It is better to err on the side of caution.
  • The teachers erred on the side of generosity in marking.
◇Word family
error nounerroneous adjectiveerrant adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

blunder slip go wrong miscalculate

§Grammar and usage

Err is pronounced like the first sound of early, not like air.

Err का उच्चारण early की पहली ध्वनि जैसा होता है, air जैसा नहीं।