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errare

to wander

verb er-RAH-reh Rare
Travel & Places Movement

Origin: From Latin errare (to wander, to be mistaken).

Also means

to err

Usage Note

Errare carries two distinct senses that survive from Latin: to roam or wander physically, and to make a mistake. The proverb errare è umano, perdonare è divino ('to err is human, to forgive divine') is well-known in Italian. In modern usage the 'to err' sense is more common; 'to wander' is more literary.

Examples

"È umano errare di tanto in tanto."

Natural Translation

It is human to err from time to time.

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