errand
[ er-uhnd ]
/ ˈɛr ənd /
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.
the purpose of such a trip: He finished his errands.
a special mission or function entrusted to a messenger; commission.
Origin of errand
before 900; Middle English
erande, Old English
ærende; cognate with Old High German
āruntī; compare Old English
ār messenger, Gothic
airus
Words nearby errand
erotophobia,
erp,
erpf,
err,
errancy,
errand,
errand boy,
errant,
errantry,
errare humanum est,
errata
Example sentences from the Web for errand
British Dictionary definitions for errand
errand
/ (ˈɛrənd) /
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 Origin for errand
Old English
ǣrende; related to
ār messenger, Old Norse
erendi message, Old High German
ārunti, Swedish
ärende
Idioms and Phrases with errand
errand
see fool's errand; run an errand.