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errand
[ er-uhnd ]
noun
- 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.
Synonyms: , , ,
- the purpose of such a trip:
He finished his errands.
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- a special mission or function entrusted to a messenger; commission.
errand
/ ˈɛəԻ /
noun
- a short trip undertaken to perform a necessary task or commission (esp in the phrase run errands )
- the purpose or object of such a trip
Word History and Origins
Origin of errand1
Word History and Origins
Origin of errand1
Idioms and Phrases
see fool's errand ; run an errand .Example Sentences
She is hesitant to go to church, hasn’t visited a doctor in months, and can’t run errands with any peace of mind.
But it would be churlish to say either way, comparing eras is a fool's errand.
“To try and extract more water from a system that doesn’t have it is just a fool’s errand,” he said.
Ron Washington, the manager of the Angels, went out to run some errands Thursday.
Maybe it’s a fool’s errand to look for logic in a film about unicorns, but an effective satire demands a realistic, recognizable framework.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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