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Definition of errand in English: errandnoun ˈɛr(ə)ndˈɛrənd 1A 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 Example sentencesExamples - That implies a contract of service, a master-servant relationship - the person is carrying an errand on behalf of someone and is being directed by him or her.
- They acted as a kind of police force, doing errands for the king, executing his justice and collecting his taxes.
- What does it say about me that my first errand (after walking my dog a few times and going to the grocery, of course) is getting online?
- I asked other parents when they began leaving their children alone, either for a short errand or during after-school hours.
- I felt someone stalking me when I was walking home from the errand that my mom sent me on.
- Indeed, excluding those people who undertook air travel for its snob or novelty value, flying was only for quick errands or visits.
- However, her younger brother's tutor agreed to the errand on her behalf when he discovered that Mary had been listening to his lessons and was not totally absorbed in her stitchery.
- Later that afternoon, after he'd run all his errands, Clay walked back to the boarding house.
- If the answer is yes, try to combine several errands in one trip.
- You just need to do a couple of short errands, so you don't feel it is necessary to buckle up.
- I have a short errand to run, then I'll reschedule my meeting with Mark and plunge back into the fray.
- The quiet of Shrewsbury Abbey is shattered when Brother Oswin, sent on an errand to deliver medicines, is discovered in a nearby forest, beaten within an inch of his life.
- Casey Mason was on a shopping errand on her bicycle when she was involved in an accident with a lorry at Stockbridge, Keighley.
- Leave the car at home, walk for short errands or use your bike.
- Bigger houses on bigger lots mean neighborhoods stretch beyond walking distance for doing errands.
- It was the excuse that he had been using more and more lately to explain his mysterious foreign errands.
- Street vendors displayed colourful wares of fruits to crowds of people out for walks or errands.
- In between filling out forms and running pointless errands, I struggled to keep a social life.
- You run errands for a couple of people, and these errands let you be a delivery boy most of the time.
- Children are expected to help carry water, collect firewood, and run errands for their mothers.
Synonyms task, job, chore, assignment collection, delivery, shopping trip, run, journey mission, expedition operation, undertaking, commission, business Scottish message - 1.1 The purpose or object of an errand.
she knew that if she stated her errand she would not be able to see him Example sentencesExamples - Daily errands will include providing meals, responding to calls for attention and overseeing visits by relatives.
- No servants were sent down with messages or errands, and no one went up.
- I soon go look after the errands and I will try to see if I can post before I flash out of here for Tobago tomorrow.
- She called me way too early in the morning and informed me of my new errand or duty.
- With all the errands your father sends him to fetch, it is quite easy for him to send word to me.
- Use this forgotten vacation time to finish last-minute details and errands.
- Yesterday my list of errands included a stop at the store to buy DVD-Rs on sale.
Synonyms responsibility, duty, concern, province, aim, activity, assignment, obligation, charge
Phrases A journey or mission carried out to help someone in difficulty or danger. a mountaineer and his St Bernard setting off on an errand of mercy Example sentencesExamples - The FAMILY, friends and work colleagues of a 35-year-old overseas aid worker from Bagenalstown, Co Carlow, are this week mourning his death in a bizarre tragedy while on an errand of mercy in the Central American country of Belize.
- A DRINK-DRIVER has escaped jail for taking to the road on an errand of mercy in defiance of a driving ban.
- The Crusade was seen as an errand of mercy to right a terrible wrong.
- Despite the prevailing situation, Fiwale Rural Health Centre has not relented in its errands of mercy.
- She's probably somewhere else doing social work now,’ said one senior citizen as he settled comfortably in his chair and stretched out his legs, clearly willing to wait till Suhasini finished all her errands of mercy.
- No one knew their whereabouts until they had reached their destination and accomplished their purpose, whether they were on an errand of mercy or a warlike mission.
Origin Old English ǣrende 'message, mission', of Germanic origin; related to Old High German ārunti, and obscurely to Swedish ärende and Danish ærinde. Definition of errand in US English: errandnounˈɛrəndˈerənd 1A 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 Example sentencesExamples - Indeed, excluding those people who undertook air travel for its snob or novelty value, flying was only for quick errands or visits.
- I have a short errand to run, then I'll reschedule my meeting with Mark and plunge back into the fray.
- That implies a contract of service, a master-servant relationship - the person is carrying an errand on behalf of someone and is being directed by him or her.
- It was the excuse that he had been using more and more lately to explain his mysterious foreign errands.
- In between filling out forms and running pointless errands, I struggled to keep a social life.
- I felt someone stalking me when I was walking home from the errand that my mom sent me on.
- However, her younger brother's tutor agreed to the errand on her behalf when he discovered that Mary had been listening to his lessons and was not totally absorbed in her stitchery.
- The quiet of Shrewsbury Abbey is shattered when Brother Oswin, sent on an errand to deliver medicines, is discovered in a nearby forest, beaten within an inch of his life.
- They acted as a kind of police force, doing errands for the king, executing his justice and collecting his taxes.
- Casey Mason was on a shopping errand on her bicycle when she was involved in an accident with a lorry at Stockbridge, Keighley.
- I asked other parents when they began leaving their children alone, either for a short errand or during after-school hours.
- Street vendors displayed colourful wares of fruits to crowds of people out for walks or errands.
- What does it say about me that my first errand (after walking my dog a few times and going to the grocery, of course) is getting online?
- You run errands for a couple of people, and these errands let you be a delivery boy most of the time.
- Leave the car at home, walk for short errands or use your bike.
- Bigger houses on bigger lots mean neighborhoods stretch beyond walking distance for doing errands.
- Later that afternoon, after he'd run all his errands, Clay walked back to the boarding house.
- Children are expected to help carry water, collect firewood, and run errands for their mothers.
- You just need to do a couple of short errands, so you don't feel it is necessary to buckle up.
- If the answer is yes, try to combine several errands in one trip.
Synonyms task, job, chore, assignment - 1.1 The purpose or object of an errand.
she knew that if she stated her errand she would not be able to see him Example sentencesExamples - I soon go look after the errands and I will try to see if I can post before I flash out of here for Tobago tomorrow.
- No servants were sent down with messages or errands, and no one went up.
- Daily errands will include providing meals, responding to calls for attention and overseeing visits by relatives.
- Use this forgotten vacation time to finish last-minute details and errands.
- Yesterday my list of errands included a stop at the store to buy DVD-Rs on sale.
- With all the errands your father sends him to fetch, it is quite easy for him to send word to me.
- She called me way too early in the morning and informed me of my new errand or duty.
Synonyms responsibility, duty, concern, province, aim, activity, assignment, obligation, charge
Phrases A mission carried out to help someone in difficulty. Example sentencesExamples - No one knew their whereabouts until they had reached their destination and accomplished their purpose, whether they were on an errand of mercy or a warlike mission.
- She's probably somewhere else doing social work now,’ said one senior citizen as he settled comfortably in his chair and stretched out his legs, clearly willing to wait till Suhasini finished all her errands of mercy.
- The FAMILY, friends and work colleagues of a 35-year-old overseas aid worker from Bagenalstown, Co Carlow, are this week mourning his death in a bizarre tragedy while on an errand of mercy in the Central American country of Belize.
- The Crusade was seen as an errand of mercy to right a terrible wrong.
- A DRINK-DRIVER has escaped jail for taking to the road on an errand of mercy in defiance of a driving ban.
- Despite the prevailing situation, Fiwale Rural Health Centre has not relented in its errands of mercy.
Origin Old English ǣrende ‘message, mission’, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German ārunti, and obscurely to Swedish ärende and Danish ærinde. |