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Grammar : Noun
Spell : er-uhnd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛr ənd



Définition of errand

Origin :
  • Old English ærende "message, mission; answer, news, tidings," from Proto-Germanic *ærundjam (cf. Old Saxon arundi, Old Norse erendi, Danish ærende, Swedish ärende, Old Frisian erende, Old High German arunti "message"). Originally of important missions; meaning "short, simple journey and task" is attested by 1640s. Related: Errands.
  • noun task
Example sentences :
  • Mr. Paine looked up as he entered, and had no difficulty in guessing his errand.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • It was on this errand that she first visited Boston—we believe in the winter of 1858-59.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • They offered him no violence, and he performed his errand safely.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • Nay, they are neither; but, nevertheless, their errand is a nefarious one.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • This relieved her, and she was able to give an account of her errand on the field of battle.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • This left no doubt of their errand, and we were all retaken.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • He had accepted this errand, and had delivered the letters as in duty bound.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • My errand wasn't finished till I had given you Philip Cross's message.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • And the mother knowing him to be a spirit-child, rejoiced and blessed his errand.
  • Extract from : « Indian Legends of Vancouver Island » by Alfred Carmichael
  • His errand was not of enough importance to trouble so illustrious a man.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

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