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

  1. Err as a verb (intransitive):

    To make a mistake.

    Examples:

    "He erred in his calculations, and made many mistakes."

  2. Err as a verb (intransitive):

    To sin.

  3. Err as a verb (archaic):

    to stray.

  1. Wander as a verb (intransitive):

    To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.

    Examples:

    "to wander over the fields"

  2. Wander as a verb (intransitive):

    To stray; stray from one's course; err.

    Examples:

    "A writer wanders from his subject."

  3. Wander as a verb (intransitive):

    To commit adultery.

  4. Wander as a verb (intransitive):

    To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.

  5. Wander as a verb (intransitive):

    Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.

  1. Wander as a noun:

    The act or instance of wandering.

    Examples:

    "To go for a wander"

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