Errand

//ˈɛɹənd//

Synonyms for "errand" (69 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Strong matches (21)

Related words (34)

Noun(1 words)
run

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6 relation types

More general

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Antonyms

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derived

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has context

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is a

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related to

13 entries

Translations

81 translations across 28 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • مشور noun (trip to accomplish a small task)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • йомош noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • йомош noun (purpose of a small trip)

Catalan

3 entries
  • diligència noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • encàrrec noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • encàrrec noun (purpose of a small trip)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 任務 /任务 noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • 任務 /任务 noun (purpose of a small trip)
  • 使命 noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • 差使 noun (trip to accomplish a small task)

Danish

2 entries
  • ærinde noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • ærinde noun (purpose of a small trip)

Dutch

1 entries
  • boodschap noun (trip to accomplish a small task)

Finnish

4 entries
  • asia noun (purpose of a small trip)
  • juokseva asia noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • juttu noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • sana noun (oral message)

French

2 entries
  • commission noun (oral message)
  • course noun (trip to accomplish a small task)

Galician

4 entries
  • encarga noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • encomenda noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • mandado noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • recado noun (trip to accomplish a small task)

German

3 entries
  • Auftrag noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • Besorgung noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • Besorgung noun (purpose of a small trip)

Greek

2 entries
  • θέλημα noun (purpose of a small trip)
  • μικροδουλειά noun (purpose of a small trip)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • שְׁלִיחוּת noun (trip to accomplish a small task)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • dolog noun (purpose of a small trip)
  • elintéznivaló noun (purpose of a small trip)
  • feladat noun (purpose of a small trip)
  • intéznivaló noun (purpose of a small trip)

Irish

1 entries
  • teachtaireacht noun (trip to accomplish a small task)

Italian

4 entries
  • ambasciata noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • commissione noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • incarico noun (purpose of a small trip)
  • incombenza noun (trip to accomplish a small task)

Japanese

2 entries
  • お使い noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • 使命 noun (trip to accomplish a small task)

Jeju

1 entries
  • 부름씨 noun (trip to accomplish a small task)

Kazakh

3 entries
  • дерек noun (oral message)
  • тапсырма noun (purpose of a small trip)
  • іс сапар noun (trip to accomplish a small task)

Korean

1 entries
  • 심부름 noun (trip to accomplish a small task)

Polish

1 entries
  • sprawa noun (purpose of a small trip)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • encargo noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • recado noun (oral message)

Russian

4 entries
  • ве́сточка noun (oral message)
  • весть noun (oral message)
  • зада́ние noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • зада́ние noun (purpose of a small trip)

Spanish

4 entries
  • mandado noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • mandado noun (purpose of a small trip)
  • recado noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • recado noun (purpose of a small trip)

Swedish

4 entries
  • budskap noun (oral message)
  • meddelande noun (oral message)
  • ärende noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • ärende noun (purpose of a small trip)

Turkish

4 entries
  • edinme noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • edinme noun (purpose of a small trip)
  • tedarik noun (trip to accomplish a small task)
  • tedarik noun (purpose of a small trip)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • побігашка noun (trip to accomplish a small task)

Welsh

1 entries
  • neges noun (trip to accomplish a small task)

Yoruba

1 entries
  • iṣẹ́ noun (trip to accomplish a small task)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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Tom was sent on an errand to the store.

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Will you go out on an errand?

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Don't delay on this errand.

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What are you, just an errand boy? Start thinking for yourself and give me something serious to work with.

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