errand
IPA: ˈɛrʌnd
noun
- A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.
- (literary or archaic) A mission or quest.
- A mundane mission of no great consequence, concerning household or business affairs (dropping items by, doing paperwork, going to a friend's house, etc.)
- The purpose of such a journey.
- An oral message trusted to a person for delivery.
verb
- (transitive) To send someone on an errand.
- (intransitive) To go on an errand.
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Examples of "errand" in Sentences
- The detainee runs errands for them.
- Remember the errand and the e mail today.
- Is it truly a remake of The Fool's Errand
- The result was 'Redirect' to Errand of Mercy.
- So they send Mugen to run the errand for them.
- Is this a mistaken reference to The Fool's Errand
- It is a fools errand to persue this to the end game.
- Now an errand boy for the Brotherhood of the Chosen Keepers.
- In carny, a type of fool's errand is known as the key to the midway.
- In the fourth of the books, Fool's Errand, Fitz is approximately 35.
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