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1. (n.) errand
a short trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy or deliver something or to convey a message, often for someone else.
2. errand
the purpose of such a trip.
3. errand
a special mission entrusted to a messenger; commission.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME erande, OE ærende; c. OHG āruntī; cf. OE ār messenger, Go airus)
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| Definition of 'errand' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) errand
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
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1. (noun) errand
a visit to a store, the post office, or other place to complete an everyday task
He sent his son on an errand.; I have to run a couple of errands after school.
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| Definition of 'errand' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) errand
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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Sense: a short journey made in order to get something or do something especially for someone else
He has sent the child on an errand; The child will run errands for you.
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 Afrikaans: boodskap uitdra |
 Arabic: مُهِمَّه، خِدْمَه، عَمَل |
 Bulgarian: поръчка |
 Brazilian: missão |
 Czech: pochůzka, posílka |
 German: Besorgungen machen |
 Danish: ærinde |
 Greek: θέλημα |
 Spanish: recado |
 Estonian: ametikäik |
 Farsi: ماموریت؛ پادویی |
 Finnish: lyhyt matka |
 French: commission |
 Hebrew: שְׁלִיחוּת |
 Hindi: दूत कार्य |
 Croatian: obaviti sitan zadatak |
 Hungarian: megbízás |
 Indonesian: tugas sebagai pesuruh |
 Icelandic: erindi; sendiferð |
 Italian: commissione |
 Japanese: 使い走り |
 Korean: 심부름 |
 Lithuanian: pavedimas, pasiuntimas |
 Latvian: būt par izsūtāmo |
 Malay: tugas sebagai pesuruh |
 Dutch: boodschap |
 Norwegian: ærend |
 Polish: drobna sprawa do załatwie |
 Persian: ماموریت؛ پادویی |
 Pashto: رسالت، ماموريت، خدمتى مسا |
 Portuguese: recado |
 Romanian: comision |
 Russian: поручение |
 Slovak: vybavenie (niečoho) |
 Slovenian: opravek |
 Serbian: porudžbina |
 Swedish: ärende |
 Thai: งานที่ใช้ให้ทำ |
 Turkish: bir iş için bir yere gitm |
 Taiwanese: 差使 |
 Ukrainian: доручення |
 Urdu: تھوڑی دور کا پھیرا خصوصا |
 Vietnamese: việc lặt vặt |
 Chinese: 差使 |
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