run errands

verb

To undertake a journey to complete multiple small tasks of low importance, usually for household or business matters.

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Meanings

verbrun errands (third-person singular simple present runs errands, present participle running errands, simple past ran errands, past participle run errands)

present singular third person runs errands · participle present running errands · past ran errands

  1. To undertake a journey to complete multiple small tasks of low importance, usually for household or business matters.

Translations

Finnish asioida
  • asioidato undertake small tasks
French faire les courses
  • faire les coursesto undertake small tasks
Russian побегушки
  • побегушки (pobeguški)to undertake small tasks
Spanish recadar
  • recadarto undertake small tasks
Turkish ayak işleri
  • ayak işlerito undertake small tasks
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APA

run errands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20errands

MLA

“run errands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20errands. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run errands,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20errands.

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