errar

/eˈraɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
yerro
preterite (yo)
erré
past participle
errado

Meaning

  1. to err, to miss

    • Erró el tiro.

      He missed the shot.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

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French

aller à la dérive

Close, figuratively — erring relates to drifting, going off course.

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