errand

n.

1. 1. A short trip taken to perform a specified task, usually for another.
   2. The purpose or object of such a trip: Your errand was to mail the letter.
2. Archaic.
   1. A mission; an embassy.
   2. An oral message that has been entrusted to one.

[Middle English erand, from Old English ǣrend.]

noun

An assignment one is sent to carry out: commission, mission. See work/play.

IN BRIEF: A short trip to do something.

You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand. — Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).

Tutor's tip: It took too long to run the "errand" (a brief trip to do something specific) due to the "arrant" (thorough; unmitigated) directions from an "errant" (wandering, straying, moving aimlessly) mall shopper.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ærinde

Nederlands (Dutch)
boodschap, doel, opdracht

Français (French)
n. - commission, course

Deutsch (German)
n. - Auftrag, Botengang

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παραγγελία, αποστολή, (μτφ.) εκδούλευση, θέλημα, μικροδουλειά

Italiano (Italian)
commissione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mensagem (f), incumbência (f), objetivo (de uma viagem)

Русский (Russian)
поручение

Español (Spanish)
n. - recado, mensaje, misión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ärende, uppdrag

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
任务, 使命, 差使

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 任務, 使命, 差使

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 심부름, 용무

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 使い, 目的, 用向き

idioms:

• fool's errand    むだ足, 骨折り損

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مهمه, رساله شفهيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שליחות קצרה, מטרת השליחות הקצרה‬

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