English verb: err | |||
1. | err (cognition) to make a mistake or be incorrect | ||
Synonyms | mistake, slip | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fall for, misjudge, misremember, slip up, stumble, trip up | ||
2. | err (motion) wander from a direct course or at random | ||
Samples | The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her. Don't drift from the set course. | ||
Synonyms | drift, stray | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Verb group | cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander | ||