Verb
- 1. err, mistake, slip
- usage: to make a mistake or be incorrect
- 2. stray, err, drift, travel, go, move, locomote
- usage: wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"
Adjective
- 1. erring, error-prone, fallible (vs. infallible)
- usage: capable of making an error; "all men are error-prone"
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