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erred

UK/ɜːd/US/ɜɹd/

erred is the simple past and past participle of err.

erred is the simple past and past participle of er.

Meaning of err

Verb

err (third-person singular simple present errs, present participle erring, simple past and past participle erred)

  1. (formal, intransitive) To make a mistake.
    • He erred in his calculations, and made many mistakes.
  2. (intransitive) To sin.
    • To err is human, to forgive, divine.
  3. (archaic) to stray.

See all 4 meanings of err

Meaning of er

Verb

er (third-person singular simple present ers, present participle erring, simple past and past participle erred)

  1. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To utter the word er when hesitating in speech.
    • um and er
    Synonyms:
    ah, eh, um, hem and haw

See all 5 meanings of er

Adjective

erred (comparative more erred, superlative most erred)

  1. mistaken; erroneous

Forms of erred

comparativemore erred
superlativemost erred

Origin of erred

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Phrases with erred

Words that rhyme with erred

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Questions about erred

What does erred mean?
Erred means mistaken; erroneous.
What is erred the simple past and past participle of?
Erred is the simple past and past participle of err.
What part of speech is erred?
Erred is an adjective.
How do you pronounce erred?
Erred is pronounced /ɜːd/ (UK).

Words near erred in the dictionary

  1. errations
  2. erratique
  3. erratum
  4. erraunt
  5. errday
  6. erred
  7. erred on the side of
  8. erred on the side of caution
  9. Errenteria
  10. Errera Channel
  11. errest

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: erred (page history and authors); err (page history and authors); er (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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