The difference between Err and Wander
When used as verbs, err means to make a mistake, whereas wander means to move without purpose or specified destination.
Wander is also noun with the meaning: the act or instance of wandering.
check bellow for the other definitions of Err and Wander
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Err as a verb (intransitive):
To make a mistake.
Examples:
"He erred in his calculations, and made many mistakes."
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Err as a verb (intransitive):
To sin.
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Err as a verb (archaic):
to stray.
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Wander as a verb (intransitive):
To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
Examples:
"to wander over the fields"
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Wander as a verb (intransitive):
To stray; stray from one's course; err.
Examples:
"A writer wanders from his subject."
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Wander as a verb (intransitive):
To commit adultery.
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Wander as a verb (intransitive):
To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
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Wander as a verb (intransitive):
Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.
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Wander as a noun:
The act or instance of wandering.
Examples:
"To go for a wander"