Errand
noun
A short trip to do or get something.
She sent me on an errand to buy some bread at the bakery.
Often appears as...
- run an errand
- send someone on an errand
noun
A job given to a person by someone in authority.
The boss sent me on an errand to hand-deliver an important document.
Often appears as...
- carry out an errand
- undertake an errand
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noun
A short trip to do or get something.
She sent me on an errand to buy some bread at the bakery.
Often appears as...
- run an errand
- send someone on an errand
noun
A job given to a person by someone in authority.
The boss sent me on an errand to hand-deliver an important document.
Often appears as...
- carry out an errand
- undertake an errand
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Typically Brief
An errand usually involves a short and quick task outside your home or workplace.
I have a quick errand to pick up some stationery.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Tasks
Errands often refer to personal tasks like shopping, posting letters, or banking.
Could you run an errand and get these letters mailed?
Pro Tip 3/3Usually Solo
Running an errand is often done alone, unless help is needed for the task.
I need to run an errand alone to the pharmacy for a prescription.
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Even as a small child, Minty was hired out to different owners, who subjected her to whippings and punishment. Young Minty’s life changed forever on an errand to a neighborhood store. There, an overseer threw a two-pound weight at a fugitive enslaved person, missed, and struck Minty instead. Her injury caused her to experience sleeping spells,
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And the idea is that we'll shave bits of time off everyday activities, add it up, and we'll have time for the good stuff. I question the entire premise of this piece, but I'm always interested in hearing what they've come up with before they call me. Some of my doing errands where you only have to make right-hand turns --
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our last time ever I mean it's such an important experience so Terry was just urging individuals before and I think it bears repeating if you're in the middle of your workday if you're running errands if you have that one email that you're trying to answer just put it down just put it down and go outside yeah if
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without its owner, just being sent off on these kind of random errands is really frightening to me. Well, thank you for that, and I have to say, the images you showed of those mixed-use streets were really inspiring, really beautiful.
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doing family activities like sports or errands. One mother of young children reported that now she can occasionally manage a guilt-free pedicure. The four-day week can help with self-care
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researchers in animal cognition are asked is how do we go about ranking animals in terms of their intelligence or their cognitive abilities i think the honest answer is that it's a bit of a fool's errand you can't really do it because animals have evolved to be good at the things that they need to be good at in their natural environments even in
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The breathtaking courage...
Even as a small child, Minty was hired out to different owners, who subjected her to whippings and punishment. Young Minty’s life changed forever on an errand to a neighborhood store. There, an overseer threw a two-pound weight at a fugitive enslaved person, missed, and struck Minty instead. Her injury caused her to experience sleeping spells,
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Why are we happy? Why...
until they, you know, sent him out on an errand and snuck away and picked up Ringo on a tour. Well, in 1994, when Pete Best was interviewed -- yes, he's still a drummer; yes, he's a studio musician -- he had this to "I'm happier than I would have been with the Beatles." OK, there's something important to be learned from these people,
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How to gain control of...
And the idea is that we'll shave bits of time off everyday activities, add it up, and we'll have time for the good stuff. I question the entire premise of this piece, but I'm always interested in hearing what they've come up with before they call me. Some of my doing errands where you only have to make right-hand turns --
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The surprising science...
out people do eat hamburgers and Ray Kroc for a while became the richest man in America oh and then finally you know the best of all possible worlds some of you recognize this young photo of Pete best who was the original drummer for The Beatles until they you know kind of like sent him out on an errand and snuck
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Watch the Total Solar...
our last time ever I mean it's such an important experience so Terry was just urging individuals before and I think it bears repeating if you're in the middle of your workday if you're running errands if you have that one email that you're trying to answer just put it down just put it down and go outside yeah if
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Let's clean up the space...
they could malfunction, or they may just naturally reach the end of their mission life. At this point, these satellites effectively become space junk, cluttering the orbital environment. So imagine you're driving down the highway on a beautiful, sunny day out running errands.
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What percentage of your...
This is the energy limit we have to live with in order to be conscious at all. The need to conserve resources is the reason most of the brain's operations must happen outside of consciousness. It's why multitasking is a fool's errand.
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7 principles for...
without its owner, just being sent off on these kind of random errands is really frightening to me. Well, thank you for that, and I have to say, the images you showed of those mixed-use streets were really inspiring, really beautiful.
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The Case for a 4-Day...
doing family activities like sports or errands. One mother of young children reported that now she can occasionally manage a guilt-free pedicure. The four-day week can help with self-care
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Nathan Fillion
Canadian Actor
I have a lightsaber at my front door for home protection. I have an 800-watt electric skateboard that I use to run errands in my neighborhood. It can go about six, seven miles, so depending on how much time I have, and how much I have to carry home, I'll take it really far. I love that thing.
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Elle Fanning
American Actress
When I do a movie, that's just a couple months out of my year and out of my life. All the other months I'm just at home, running around doing errands with my mom and going to sleepovers. I feel like I have that side of my life, and then I also do the films - which is just sort of a plus.
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Andrew Weil
American Scientist
Fitting a walk into a busy life can be challenging, so I suggest walking rather driving to work or to run errands as often as you can - in other words, think of walking as alternative transportation.
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Michael Gerber
American Writer
The world of the small business owner is all about moving multiple items forward at once, and it's a fool's errand to believe one person can do it all when the shift comes from linear to parallel.
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Brad Stevens
American Coach
In an ideal world, we all walk out our door and we all feel the same way about going out to run an errand, going for a jog, whatever the case may be. That shouldn't be a stressful thing.
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Gretchen Bleiler
American Athlete
There will always be another email to get through; something to clean up, file, and organize; more errands to do. Which is why balance is so important. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.
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Manal al-Sharif
Saudi Arabian Activist
The Saudi ideal of a woman is a religious mother who rarely ventures out: She shouldn't work with men, she should be completely covered, and she shouldn't go out alone to run errands.
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Christen Press
American Athlete
Whether I'm running up and down the field or running errands, I make it a point to ensure that my skin is protected.
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Yunus Emre
Turkish Poet
Thought is an errand boy, fear a mine of worries.
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Evangeline Lilly
Canadian Actress
Diets are a fool's errand.
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Nathan Fillion
Canadian Actor
I have a lightsaber at my front door for home protection. I have an 800-watt electric skateboard that I use to run errands in my neighborhood. It can go about six, seven miles, so depending on how much time I have, and how much I have to carry home, I'll take it really far. I love that thing.
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Elle Fanning
American Actress
When I do a movie, that's just a couple months out of my year and out of my life. All the other months I'm just at home, running around doing errands with my mom and going to sleepovers. I feel like I have that side of my life, and then I also do the films - which is just sort of a plus.
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Andrew Weil
American Scientist
Fitting a walk into a busy life can be challenging, so I suggest walking rather driving to work or to run errands as often as you can - in other words, think of walking as alternative transportation.
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Michael Gerber
American Writer
The world of the small business owner is all about moving multiple items forward at once, and it's a fool's errand to believe one person can do it all when the shift comes from linear to parallel.
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Brad Stevens
American Coach
In an ideal world, we all walk out our door and we all feel the same way about going out to run an errand, going for a jog, whatever the case may be. That shouldn't be a stressful thing.
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Gretchen Bleiler
American Athlete
There will always be another email to get through; something to clean up, file, and organize; more errands to do. Which is why balance is so important. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.
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Manal al-Sharif
Saudi Arabian Activist
The Saudi ideal of a woman is a religious mother who rarely ventures out: She shouldn't work with men, she should be completely covered, and she shouldn't go out alone to run errands.
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Christen Press
American Athlete
Whether I'm running up and down the field or running errands, I make it a point to ensure that my skin is protected.
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Yunus Emre
Turkish Poet
Thought is an errand boy, fear a mine of worries.
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Evangeline Lilly
Canadian Actress
Diets are a fool's errand.
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