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What (who) is errand - definition
Errand
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Errands; Draft:Errand; Errand-running; Errand running; Running errands; Running an errand
·noun A special business intrusted to a messenger; something to be told or done by one sent somewhere for the purpose; often, a verbal message; a commission; as, the servant was sent on an errand; to do an errand. Also, one's purpose in going anywhere.
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Errands; Draft:Errand; Errand-running; Errand running; Running errands; Running an errand
¦ noun a short journey made to deliver or collect something, especially on someone else's behalf.
Phrases
errand of mercy a journey or mission carried out to help someone in difficulty or danger.
Origin
OE rende 'message, mission', of Gmc origin.
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Errands; Draft:Errand; Errand-running; Errand running; Running errands; Running an errand
n.
1) to do, run an errand; to go on an errand
2) personal errands
3) a fool's ('useless') errand
4) an errand for (could you run an errand for me?)
5) (misc.) an errand of mercy
Examples of use of errand
1. Nyawira got off, and John Mbugua, 62, got on, having finished an errand at the bank.
2. But the man had come on an errand of mercy and not murder.
3. But one errand you probably can‘t run is visiting your bank branch.
4. Her husband had left the peninsula earlier on an errand and also survived.
5. "People thought I was on a fool‘s errand," Dertinger said wryly.