errand

Signification

Noun

1. A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.
2. A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.
3. The purpose of such a journey.
4. An oral message trusted to a person for delivery.

Verb

1. To send someone on an errand.
2. To go on an errand.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɛɹənd/

Étymologie

From Middle English erande, erende, from Old English ǣrende, from Proto-West Germanic *ārundī (“message, errand”).