Synonyms for errand
| 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
- 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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