errand

Meaning

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.

Concepts

errand

mission

message

commission

business

task

job

order

charge

duty

messenger

affair

chore

mandate

use

activity

work

matter

appointment

authorization

entrustment

percentage

proceeds

subcommittee

trust

decree

bearer

familiar spirit

going as envoy

tamer

trainer

usage

one’s business

instruction

communication

news

consignment

delegation

postage

shipment

shipping

forecast

notice

warning

send

object

command

case

cause

concern

head

issue

item

thing

assignment

lesson

occupation

place

situation

step

chores

tasks

things to do

arraignment

bill of indictment

mish

missions

prosecution

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛɹənd/

Etymology

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