Synonyms for errand
- noun
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Noun
run, man date informal, mission, charge, charre UK, trust, delegation, commission, entrustment
Definitions
- n. 1
A journey undertaken to accomplish some task. A mundane mission of no great consequence, concerning household or business affairs (dropping items by, doing paperwork, going to a friend's house, etc.)
I'm going to town on some errands.
Related words
- Word family
- errand-ghost
- Phrases
- fool's errand errand boy idiot's errand lost errand sleeveless errand
- Other spellings
- arran arrand
Forms
- Plural
- errands → runs, missions, charges, trusts…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| errand | rising | |
| entrustment | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- run1
- 5 letters
- trust1
- 6 letters
- charge1, charre
- 7 letters
- mission2
- 10 letters
- commission3, delegation4
- 11 letters
- entrustment
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mission2 = 2 syllables).