Verbal Ability - Selecting Words - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Selecting Words - Section 1 (Q.No. 12)
Directions to Solve
Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
12.
To err is ...... to forgive divine.
Discussion:
25 comments Page 1 of 3.
Babirye Fazira said:
2 years ago
Thank you all for explaining it.
Somanath said:
7 years ago
Err means incorrect/wrong.
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Neha said:
9 years ago
Err--means mistake and Divine are related to god here.
A human does mistake and god forgives that mistake.
A human does mistake and god forgives that mistake.
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Ekta said:
1 decade ago
Thanks for the explanation.
RAKSHIT JAIN said:
1 decade ago
What is the meaning of sentence?
Shiva said:
1 decade ago
To err is human, to forgive divine :
It is human nature to make mistakes oneself while finding it hard to forgive others.
It is human nature to make mistakes oneself while finding it hard to forgive others.
Uma said:
1 decade ago
err is a mistake. It means human beings commit mistakes, so to err is human and to forgive divine.
Prakash said:
1 decade ago
Err means to make a mistake, and divine means god or some thing nexus to god, but here we have to take god as the meaning in this scenario,
According to famous adage "men do mistakes and god forgives them ".
So that, most appropriate word is Human(B).
According to famous adage "men do mistakes and god forgives them ".
So that, most appropriate word is Human(B).
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Indu said:
1 decade ago
How can we know the meaning of every word given. Is their any simple way?
(1)
Gopi said:
1 decade ago
What is meaning of err?
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