Errand and Pursuit

Errand

Errand noun - A short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission.

Show all Definitions

Pursuit and errand are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pursuit" instead a noun "Errand".

Pursuit noun - The act of going after or in the tracks of another.

Show all Definitions

Errand and pursuit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Errand" instead a noun "Pursuit".

Nearby Words: pursue, pursuer

long	long errand	long pursuit
original	original errand	original pursuit

One day when she was still quite young, she was running an errand at a dry-goods store and was caught in the pursuit of a runaway slave.

Source: Useful Notes / Harriet Tubman
This errand is put on hold when David is targeted by a murderous truck driver, and naturally the strain the truck's pursuit puts on his car eventually causes the hose to break.

Source: Chekhovs Gun / Film

Cite this Source

Pursuit and Errand. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/errand/pursuit

Errand & Pursuit. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/errand/pursuit>.

Pursuit or Errand. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/errand/pursuit.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "errand" and "pursuit" have occurred on timeline