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.
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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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.
Archana said:
1 decade ago
Err means doing mistakes, to err human to forgive divine means, human always do mistakes and god always forgive mistakes.
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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Uma said:
1 decade ago
err is a mistake. It means human beings commit mistakes, so to err is human and to forgive divine.
Jagadeesh said:
1 decade ago
When people do things wrong we should try hard to forgive them because all people make mistakes.
Sundar said:
1 decade ago
Human is the correct answer.
Simply to say "Man doing mistakes - God forgives it".
Simply to say "Man doing mistakes - God forgives it".
Indu said:
1 decade ago
How can we know the meaning of every word given. Is their any simple way?
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Vicky said:
1 decade ago
It's a famous quote I hope every one aware of this.
Sundar said:
1 decade ago
err: Be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake
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