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- DictionaryEr·rand/ˈerənd/
noun
- 1. a short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, especially on someone else's behalf: "she asked Tim to run an errand for her"
Add to word list. a short trip you make to do something, such as buying or delivering things in the neighborhood: He would clean, do errands, and babysit for their 7-year-old daughter. I’ve got to run a few errands (= do errands) and then stop by my mother’s.
n. 1. a. A short trip taken to perform a specified task, usually for another. b. The purpose or object of such a trip: Your errand was to mail the letter. 2. Archaic. a. A mission; an embassy. b. An oral message that has been entrusted to one. [Middle English erand, from Old English ǣrend .]
An errand is a short trip to fulfill some small business. When you’re running errands, you’re making a bunch of these all at once. The noun errand can refer to the mission of the trip itself. If the lines are always long at the bank, then banking may be your least favorite errand.
4 days ago · 1. a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else. 2. the purpose of such a trip. He finished his errands. 3. a special mission or function entrusted to a messenger; commission. SYNONYMS 1, 2. mission, task, assignment, chore.
noun. /ˈerənd/ a job that you do for somebody that involves going somewhere to take a message, to buy something, deliver goods, etc. He often runs errands for his grandmother. Her boss sent her on an errand into town. see also fool’s errand. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.
a short journey in order to buy or do something for someone: I've got to run a few errands this morning before we go. (Definition of errand from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of errand. in Chinese (Traditional) （短程）差事, 跑腿… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （短程）差事, 跑腿… See more. in Spanish.
Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. A trip to carry a message or do a definite thing, often esp. for someone else. Webster's New World. A short trip taken to perform a specified task, usually for another. American Heritage. The thing to be done on such a trip; purpose or object for which one goes or is sent. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
