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errand
US /ˈɛrənd/
・UK /ˈerənd/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Short trip to buy, collect something, etc.
Bill will be late today,as he will be running an errand before going to work.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A short journey undertaken to perform a specified action.
I have to run some errands this afternoon.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The purpose of a journey.
She was on an errand of mercy.
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Daily Life English: Around Town [Advanced Vocabulary Lesson]
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- All right, are you ready to get started with our first errand?
All right, are you ready to get started with our first errand?
- The first errand that we're going to run is dropping off some books that my kids no longer read in our neighborhood's free book box.
The first errand that we're going to run is dropping off some books that my kids no longer read in our neighborhood's free book box.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on her legacy, China and the future | BBC News
- They point to the vastly superior military forces China now has at its disposal, and they say trying to defeat these with Taiwan's much smaller forces is a fool's errand.
They point to the vastly superior military forces China now has at its disposal, and they say trying to defeat these with Taiwan's much smaller forces is a fool's errand.
- and they say trying to defeat these with Taiwan's much smaller forces is a fool's errand.
and they say trying to defeat these with Taiwan's much smaller forces is a fool's errand.
Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte | Audiobooks Youtube Free | Part 1
- My ostensible errand on this occasion was to get measured for a pair of shoes; so I
My ostensible errand on this occasion was to get measured for a pair of shoes; so I
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook
- that case, dear Lanyon, do my errand when it shall be most convenient for you in the course
that case, dear Lanyon, do my errand when it shall be most convenient for you in the course
- In that case, dear Lanyon, do my errand when it shall be most convenient for you in the course of the day,
In that case, dear Lanyon, do my errand when it shall be most convenient for you in the course of the day,
Part 2 - Anne of Green Gables Audiobook by Lucy Maud Montgomery (Chs 11-18)
- Monday afternoon Marilla sent her down to Mrs. Lynde's on an errand.
Monday afternoon Marilla sent her down to Mrs. Lynde's on an errand.
Holden, JD, and the Red Cap- The Catcher in the Rye Part 2: Crash Course English Literature #7
- and that trying to keep everything the same and everyone innocent is a fool's errand and only leads to madness.
and that trying to keep everything the same and everyone innocent is a fool's errand and only leads to madness.
- to keep everything the same and everyone innocent is a fool's errand and only leads to madness.
to keep everything the same and everyone innocent is a fool's errand and only leads to madness.
English Podcast for Beginners | STOP Using Your Phone for 24 Hours and See What Happens
- I had to go to a new part of the city for an errand, and I realized how much I rely on GPS.
I had to go to a new part of the city for an errand, and I realized how much I rely on GPS.
Kitze shows Pedro his Raycast setup in Barcelona
- And now you can be like I don't know, buy groceries tomorrow 3pm and like this auto plants and you can see project let's say Benji and it's an errand.
And now you can be like I don't know, buy groceries tomorrow 3pm and like this auto plants and you can see project let's say Benji and it's an errand.
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- I just want to take something out on a walk with my dogs or run a quick errand.
I just want to take something out on a walk with my dogs or run a quick errand.
Money spent on time makes you happy: BBC News Review
- We do. You can have an errand if you've got to go and do something and bring something or just a job. A chore, a household chore is a household job.
We do. You can have an errand if you've got to go and do something and bring something or just a job. A chore, a household chore is a household job.
- You can have an errand if you've got to go and do something and bring something, or just a job.
You can have an errand if you've got to go and do something and bring something, or just a job.