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US/ˈer.ənd/
UK/ˈer.ənd/
a short trip to buy or do something, often for someone else
In context
I need to run a few errands, like going to the bank and the post office.
Can you do an errand for me and pick up my medicine?
Saturday morning is when I do all my errands.
Words that go with errand
verb + noun
- run errandsI spent the afternoon running errands.
- do an errandCan you do an errand for Grandma?
adjective + noun
- quick errandI'm just going on a quick errand.
noun + noun
- errand boyI'm not your errand boy!
verb + preposition
- send someone on an errandMum likes to send me on an errand to the market.