имя существительное поручение, задание; командировка Например: to do an errand — выполнять поручение to go on an errand — поехать в командировку to run (on) errands — быть на посылках errand for somebody — услуга кому-либо Синоним(ы): commission, instruction
noun Etymology: Middle English erend message, business, from Old English ǣrend; akin to Old High German ārunti message 1. archaic a. an oral message entrusted to a person b. embassy, mission 2. a. a short trip taken to attend to some business often for another Example: was on an errand for his mother b. the object or purpose of such a trip