Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
errand
IPA transcription: ['ɛɹənd]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
errand
Meaning:
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
Usage examples
"It is a fool's errand."
they forgot their murderous errand.
But that was not their errand to-day.
His errand was one of no ordinary peril.
I have just sent Fiametta on an errand to Providence.
He had no errand to the Major's house or to the Captain's.
I began to be very eager to know upon what errand he had come.
"You will be surprised to see me on such an errand, Miss Marston!" he said.
"I say," said the cunning Jason, "that they are come here on a bootless errand.
Then Alcinous spoke: "Heroes of the Colchi, what is your errand about this lady?"