单词 | to make an errand |
释义 | > as lemmasto make an errand 4. to make an errand: (a) (cf. sense 2) to make a short journey; (b) (cf. sense 3) to find a pretence for going. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [verb (intransitive)] > make short journey or excursion, esp. for pleasure to go abroadc1400 to make an errandc1400 to look out1551 jaunt1647 out1653 trip1664 to make or take a step1670 to step up1758 run1759 excursion1792 excursionize1866 tripper1959 c1400 Rom. Rose 2513 If thou..any errand mightest make Thider, for thy loves sake. 1491 Act 7 Hen. VII c. 22 Pream. Y made myn erand unto you for seyng of evydence. 1549 King Edward VI Jrnl. in Lit. Rem. (1857–8) 249 Guidotty made divers harauntes from the constable of Fraunce to make peace with us. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 936 He him selfe made an arrant home to fetche suche thinges as he lacked. 1589 T. Nashe Anat. Absurditie sig. B Women..will not stick to make an errant ouer the way. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxvii. 120 Tom,..after vainly waiting for him to come out, determined, at last, to make an errand in. < as lemmas |
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