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 2 of 3.
Tns said:
1 decade ago
Divine means?
Naveen said:
1 decade ago
Good explanation Sundar.
Sam said:
1 decade ago
@tns divine means god.
Nisha said:
1 decade ago
Thanks sundar.
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.
Gopi said:
1 decade ago
What is meaning of err?
Indu said:
1 decade ago
How can we know the meaning of every word given. Is their any simple way?
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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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Uma said:
1 decade ago
err is a mistake. It means human beings commit mistakes, so to err is human and to forgive divine.
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.
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