errand
11errand — UK [ˈerənd] / US noun [countable] Word forms errand : singular errand plural errands a small job that involves going to collect or deliver something I m about to send Tom out on an errand. run an errand (= do an errand): She s out running errands …
12errand — er|rand [ˈerənd] n [: Old English; Origin: Arend] a short journey in order to do something for someone, for example delivering or collecting something for them ▪ I seemed to spend my life running errands for people. ▪ She was always sending me on …
13errand — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, small ▪ simple ▪ daily (esp. AmE) ▪ last minute VERB + ERRAND ▪ …
14errand — er|rand [ erənd ] noun count a small job that involves going to collect or deliver something: I m about to send Tom out on an errand. run an errand (=do an errand): She s out running errands for her mother …
15errand — [OE] Despite the passing similarity, errand has no etymological connection with err and error. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic *ǣrundjam, which meant ‘message’ – a sense which in fact survived in English until as recently as the 18th century …
16errand — [OE] Despite the passing similarity, errand has no etymological connection with err and error. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic *ǣrundjam, which meant ‘message’ – a sense which in fact survived in English until as recently as the 18th century …
17errand — 1. noun /ˈɛrənd/ a) A trip to accomplish a small mission or to do some business (dropping items by, doing paperwork, going to a friends house, etc.) The errands before he could start the project included getting material at the store and getting… …
18errand — noun Etymology: Middle English erend message, business, from Old English ǣrend; akin to Old High German ārunti message Date: before 12th century 1. archaic a. an oral message entrusted to a person b. embassy, mission 2. a. a short trip taken to… …
19errand — noun a short journey made to deliver or collect something, especially on someone else s behalf. Phrases errand of mercy a journey or mission carried out to help someone in difficulty or danger. Origin OE rende message, mission , of Gmc origin …
20errand — /ˈɛrənd / (say eruhnd) noun 1. a trip to convey a message or execute a commission; a short journey for a specific purpose: *she passed through the hall on some errand to the pantry. –patrick white, 1957. 2. a special business entrusted to a… …
