01 n. A special business intrusted to a messenger; something to be told or done by one sent somewhere for the purpose; often, a verbal message; a…
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A special business intrusted to a messenger; something to be told or done by one sent somewhere for the purpose; often, a verbal message; a commission; as, the servant was sent on an errand; to do an errand. Also, one's purpose in going anywhere.“I have a secret errand to thee, O king.” — Judg. iii. 19.“I will not eat till I have told mine errand.” — Gen. xxiv. 33.
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Any specific task, usually of a routine nature, requiring some form of travel, usually locally. An errand is often on behalf of someone else, but sometimes for one's own purposes.
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A mission. See: mission
Phrases & compounds
To run an errand —
To perform an errand{2}.