to go on an errand
21errand — 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… …
22errand runner — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. messenger, courier, runner, errand boy, errand girl, assistant, personal assistant, aide, helper, deliveryman, office boy, office girl, copy aide, copy boy, clerk, page, bellhop, porter, redcap, shop assistant, dispatch rider …
23errand — 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… …
24Errand d'Harcourt — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Harcourt (homonymie). Errand d Harcourt, seigneur d Harcourt et de Boissey le Châtel, est le fils d Anquetil d Harcourt et d Eve de Boissey. Il est parfois qualifié de baron d Harcourt. Il participe à la conquête …
25errand boy — Synonyms and related words: Ganymede, Hebe, airline hostess, airline stewardess, attendant, batman, bellboy, bellhop, bellman, bootblack, boots, cabin boy, caddie, callboy, caller, chore boy, copyboy, cupbearer, errand girl, footboy, gofer,… …
26errand — 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 …
27errand — /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… …
28errand — n. 1 a short journey, esp. on another s behalf, to take a message, collect goods, etc. 2 the object of such a journey. Phrases and idioms: errand of mercy a journey to relieve suffering etc. Etymology: OE aeligrende f. Gmc …
29To run an errand — Errand Er rand, n. [OE. erende, erande, message, business, AS. [ae]rende, [ae]rend; akin to OS. arundi, OHG. arunti, Icel. eyrendi, [ o]rendi, erendi, Sw. [ a]rende, Dan. [ae]rende; perh. akin to AS. earu swift, Icel. [ o]rr, and to L. oriri to… …
30errand — /er euhnd/, n. 1. a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else. 2. the purpose of such a trip: He finished his errands. 3. a special mission or… …
