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runs errands

runs errands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run errands.

Meaning of run errands

Verb

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

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

Questions about runs errands

What is runs errands the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs errands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run errands.

Words near runs errands in the dictionary

  1. runs counter
  2. runs deep
  3. runs down
  4. runs down the clock
  5. runs dry
  6. runs errands
  7. runs for cover
  8. runs for it
  9. runs for one's life
  10. runs for the exercise
  11. runs for the hills

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Adapted from Wiktionary: runs errands (page history and authors); run errands (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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