過(あやま)つto err

試合(しあい)中(ちゅう)に過(あやま)って相手(あいて)に怪我(けが)をさせてしまった。

I accidentally injured my opponent during the match, erring in the game. {to err}

狩(か)りの名人(めいじん)は狙(ねら)いを過(あやま)つことなく弓(ゆみ)でしとめます。

The master hunter never errs in his aim and brings down his target with a bow. {to err}

その教祖(きょうそ)は人(ひと)を過(あやま)つ恐(おそ)れのある教義(きょうぎ)を教(おし)えていた。

That religious leader was teaching a doctrine that held the possibility of leading people to err. {to err}

社長(しゃちょう)：「雑談(ざつだん)はさておき、会社(かいしゃ)が方針(ほうしん)を過(あやま)った原因(げんいん)を探(さぐ)りましょう。」

President: "Setting aside the small talk, let's investigate the cause of the company's error in policy." {to err}

娘(むすめ)が家出(いえで)するに至(いた)っても、妻(つま)は自分(じぶん)が言(い)い過(あやま)った事(こと)を謝(あやま)ろうとしません。

Even when our daughter ran away from home, my wife refused to apologize for her excessive words. {to err}