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How to pronounce “error”
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Pronunciation guide for error
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of error with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Designing with the Mind in Mind
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- Definition summary
- (uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce error
Designing with the Mind in Mind

There's an error message on this screen.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “error”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
- (countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
- (countable, uncountable) Sin; transgression.
- (computing, countable) A failure to complete a task, usually involving a premature termination.
- (statistics, countable) The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
- (baseball, countable) A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.
- (appellate law, uncountable) One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.
- Any alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.
- (linguistics) An unintentional deviation from the inherent rules of a language variety made by a second language learner.
- [Verb]
- (computing) To function improperly due to an error, especially accompanied by error message.
- (telecommunications) To show or contain an error or fault.
- (nonstandard) To err.
Practice Nearby Words
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