errand
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- noun
- /ˈɛrənd/
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recado
- Mr. White, excuse me, but I have a couple of errands to run before lunch.
- run errands
- shopping and errands
- go on errands
The old man said You can run an errand for me and become rich.
- The old man said You can run an errand for me and become rich.
- We want to run some errands and shop a little bit.
- Really nice to like go run your errands, to do groceries, go grab a coffee, whatever.
- So I just got back from my appointment, running errands, doing yoga, and I'm so hungry.
- And if that's going to apply to run me an errand, I want that.
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We want to run some errands and shop a little bit.
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I had finally reached an age when I got to run errands for my grandmother by myself.
Fiction book (1993) -
- Oh good, I need you to run an errand for me.
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When the women returned from their errand of charity, he asked my mother about it.
Fiction book (1990) -
I'm running an errand for Mrs. Wagner.
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And I have a few errands to run, so we'll do that together.
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Really nice to like go run your errands, to do groceries, go grab a coffee, whatever.
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Oh my goodness, I've been running the errands all day.
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I have to run an errand to pick up some groceries for my neighbor.
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After finishing her errand at the post office, she met a friend for coffee.
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Etymology
The word errand comes from the old English word ærend, which meant 'message' or 'task'. That's why an errand today is a short trip to deliver a message or do a small job for someone else.