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# errand

«errand» in Mova's school dictionary: **a short trip to do a small job, like buying something…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (errand, errands)

### meaning for a pupil

An errand is a short trip to do a small job, like buying something, delivering something or taking a message. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/errand/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, children run errands for parents or neighbours, like posting a letter or buying milk. In stories, a character sent on an errand often meets an adventure. Phrases: «run an errand», «go on an errand», «run errands».

### examples

- Can you run an errand for me and buy some bread? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/errand/#x1)
- Mum is out running errands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/errand/#x2)
- I went on an errand to the post office. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/errand/#x3)
- The boy was sent on an errand to the baker's. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/errand/#x4)
- Saturday morning is for errands and shopping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/errand/#x5)
- She does errands for her elderly neighbour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/errand/#x6)
- ‘What is your errand here?’ asked the woman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/errand/#x7)

### note

Countable: «an errand», «errands» (with «an» because it starts with a vowel sound). Usual verb is «run»: «run errands». Safety: tell an adult where you are going before going on an errand alone. In maths, errand problems often involve money and change.

### In the corpora

- [Some old fool's-errand jokes, like «tartan paint», are a harmless tradition when the person laughs in the end.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/439-cruel-pranks-and-where-the-line-is/41/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «errand» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/errand/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.