err
English Thesaurus
1. to make a mistake or be incorrect (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | misremember, |
| definition | : | remember incorrectly (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | misjudge, |
| definition | : | judge incorrectly (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | fall for, |
| definition | : | be deceived, duped, or entrapped by (verb.social) |
2. wander from a direct course or at random (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
| definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander, |
| definition | : | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment (verb.motion) |
3. to make a mistake or be incorrect (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | error, fault, mistake, |
| definition | : | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | miscue, parapraxis, slip, slip-up, |
| definition | : | a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | errancy, |
| definition | : | fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | error, mistake, |
| definition | : | part of a statement that is not correct (noun.communication) |
4. wander from a direct course or at random (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | drifting, |
| definition | : | aimless wandering from place to place (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | driftage, |
| definition | : | the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | straggler, strayer, |
| definition | : | someone who strays or falls behind (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | drift, |
| definition | : | the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | errant, |
| definition | : | uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable (adj.all) |
5. to make a mistake or be incorrect (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | error, fault, mistake, |
| definition | : | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | miscue, parapraxis, slip, slip-up, |
| definition | : | a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | errancy, |
| definition | : | fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | error, mistake, |
| definition | : | part of a statement that is not correct (noun.communication) |
6. wander from a direct course or at random (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | drifting, |
| definition | : | aimless wandering from place to place (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | driftage, |
| definition | : | the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | straggler, strayer, |
| definition | : | someone who strays or falls behind (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | drift, |
| definition | : | the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | errant, |
| definition | : | uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable (adj.all) |
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