/ˈɛɹə/, /ˈɛɹəɹ/, /ˈeɹəɹ/
OriginFrom Middle English errour, from Anglo-Norman errour, borrowed from Old French error, from Latin error (“wandering about”, noun), derived from the verb errō (“to wander, to err”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌴𐌹 (airzei, “error”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (airzjan, “to lead astray”). More at err. By surface analysis, err + -or (suffix forming nouns of quality, state, or condition).
- uncountableThe state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
“"Am I in error in marking out the s in the word assistants used in the following manner?[…]"”
- countableA mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
“There was a large error in the accounts.”
“Chris Brunt sliced the spot-kick well wide but his error was soon forgotten as Olsson headed home from a corner.”
“"Well over 400 trains and thousands of passengers from across the South were disrupted by this single error of judgement," said Network Rail's Route Director for Sussex, Katie Frost.”
- countable, uncountableSin; transgression.
- countableA failure to complete a task, usually involving a premature termination.
- countableThe difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
- countableA play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.
- uncountableOne or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.
- countable, uncountableAny alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.
- countable, uncountableAn unintentional deviation from the inherent rules of a language variety made by a second language learner.
- To function improperly due to an error, especially accompanied by error message.
“The web-page took a long time to load and errored out.”
“Remove that line of code and the script should stop erroring there.”
“This directory errors with a "Permission denied" message.”
- To show or contain an error or fault.
“The block transmission errored near the start and could not be received.”
- nonstandardTo err.
“Pixels which are mathematically outside of a triangle, but which are included for anti-aliasing purposes can be generated with colour and depth information outside of the valid range. The ADE should i”
“By doing so examiners are erroring in the direction of drawing hypotheses based on greater evidence of reliability and validity.”
“Error is not just permitted by diversity; it is what permits diversity.... The beetle had “errored” beautifully”
Formserrors(plural) · errour(alternative, obsolete) · errors(present, singular, third-person) · erroring(participle, present) · errored(participle, past) · errored(past)