to err is human
Everyone makes mistakes.
err
UK /ɜː/ US /ɛɚ/
verb 3intj 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
better, big, easy, liable, live, mean, sorry
VERB + ERR
decided, love, say, tend
ERR + NOUN
human, mary
PREP.
on
ADV.
hardly, often, once, only, then
Definitions
verb
1
To make a mistake.
He erred in his calculations, and made many mistakes.
Artificial tests, then, can hardly err on the side of supplying too many opportunities for one bird to see another perform the act which is the model.
2
To sin.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
3
to stray.
intj
1
Elongated form of er (“sound of hesitation”).
Err... what did you just say?
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
err on the side of caution
To act in the least risky manner in a situation in which one is uncertain about the consequences.
They are all zealous to the last degree in support of the extreme policy. . . . They certainly will not err on the side of caution.
err on the side of
To behave in a manner which favours or which is biased toward.
Every man would prefer that the woman in whom he feels an interest should err on the side of bigotry rather than on that of what is called liberalism in points of religious belief.
to err is human; to forgive, divine
Extended form of to err is human
Now thoſe that reach Parnaſſus’ lofty Crown, / Employ their Pains to ſpurn ſome others down; / And while Self-Love each jealous Writer rules, / Contending Wits become the Sport of
Example Bank
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He erred in his calculations, and made many mistakes.
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Artificial tests, then, can hardly err on the side of supplying too many opportunities for one bird to see another perform the act which is the model.
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To err is human, to forgive, divine.
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Err... what did you just say?
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To err is human, to forgive divine.
Tatoeba · #2086806
We are liable to err.
Tatoeba · #28800Usage Notes
i Register
In some senses, err is marked as formal, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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