错 — meaning in English
cuò
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English meaning
- commit verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
- err verb To make a mistake; to be wrong.
- fault noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
- mislead verb To cause someone to believe something untrue, whether on purpose or by accident.
- perpetrate verb To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.
Senses
错 is used for these senses in English:
- commit (transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
- fault (typically, uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
- perpetrate (transitive) To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.
- trip up (transitive) To cause (someone) to commit an error, trick into a mistake.
- wrong number (by extension) A telephone call received from an unfamiliar caller, due to a mistake in the number dialled.
commit — full definition
- verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
- verb To pledge or bind oneself to a course of action.
- verb To save a set of changes permanently, especially in software or version control.