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Err Side Bre /ɜː(R)/Name /Er/Verb Intransitive] (Old Fashioned, Formal)to Make Mistake To Human

Front err
Back BrE /ɜː(r)/NAmE /er/verb


[intransitive] (old-fashioned, formal)to make a mistake

To err is human…
err on the side of sthto show too much of a good quality

I thought it was better to err on the side of caution (= to be too careful rather than take a risk).

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