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to rerun

to rerun

3 2.3
Show a TV program, film, or play again after its first showing
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈrʌn/
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  • Every Saturday night, the network reruns classic episodes of the beloved sitcom.
  • rerun a show

Examples

  • - Now why would they rerun a news broadcast?

  • After its successful initial run, the studio decided to rerun the popular show during the summer break.

  • Then it's been rerun many, many times.

  • Just to make sure that you are not losing your mind, you watch the Friends rerun again and then again.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Remember how last summer we used to watch Gunsmoke reruns three times a day?

  • While Tom Ricks is away from his blog, he has selected a few of his favorite posts to rerun.

    Blog text (29)
  • These specials have been rerun on Boomerang a lot, so it is familiar.

    Blog text (18)
  • During that time, he refused to renew Comedy Central's license to rerun those episodes when the original agreement expired.

    Blog text (8)
  • The hubs and I were watching a Simpsons rerun the other day where Homer gets stuck in a water slide at an amusement park and has to be rescued via crane.

    Blog text (3)
  • To celebrate the anniversary, they will rerun the award-winning documentary for viewers who missed it the first time.

Synonyms

to repeat
vsto rerun
1.0

To do or say something again

applies specifically to presenting programs films or performances again
to replay
vsto rerun
28 2.1

To play a recording again to hear or see it once more

is used for repeats of broadcasts performances or staged presentations
to reprise
vsto rerun
14 7.6

To perform a song or part again

is used more generally for repeating presentations beyond musical parts
to rebroadcast
vsto rerun
4 4.0

To show on television or radio again after its first showing

is used for repeating on TV radio stage or recordings
to reshow
vsto rerun
3.4

To present something again, for example a film or play

is the general term for repeating a presentation across media
to rescreen
vsto rerun
4.2

Show a film or program again for an audience

is broader, covering repeats on TV radio stage or recordings
to re-release
vsto rerun
  • UK
3.7

To put a film or album out again with extra material

refers to repeating a presentation rather than releasing a new edition

Antonyms

1.0

No longer planned or scheduled

How Repeated

to rerun
3 2.3
to replay
28 2.1
to repeat
1.0

Surface Forms

rerun infinitive
rerunning present participle
reruns third person singular
reran past
rerun past participle

Morphology

rerun = run (semi-transparent) = re + run

The meaning is compositional once the media sense of 'run' is known, but that sense of 'run' is not the default one most learners first access.

Etymology

Rerun comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' plus run, as in a show that 'runs' on TV; so to rerun a program is simply to make that show 'run again'.