rerun

1 of 2

verb

re·​run (ˌ)rē-ˈrən 

reran (ˌ)rē-ˈran  ; rerun; rerunning

transitive verb

: to run again or anew

rerun

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noun

re·​run ˈrē-ˌrən 

(ˌ)rē-ˈrən

: the act or action or an instance of rerunning : repetition

especially : a movie or television show that is rerun

Examples of rerun in a Sentence

Verb

Last week's show is being rerun tomorrow night.

They reran the race, but the result was the same.

He reran the software on my computer.

Noun

She spent her vacation watching summer reruns.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Woods is accused of altering and deleting quantification values, rerunning batches of DNA without documentation and hiding potential contamination. —Doha Madani, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025

And in Adults 18-49 (with 341,000 of ’em), WWE NXT outdrew Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares/Doc slate, as well as CBS’ FBI: International rerun in the 9 o’clock hour. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Jan. 2025

Noun

Well, these 60 years later, actress Tina Louise has had the joy of witnessing generation after generation, discovering her comedy series, through television reruns and the advancing ways of video streaming. —Jeff Conway, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

Originally a home for music videos and reruns of popular Black sitcoms, BET developed a footprint in news, stand-up comedy, talk shows, reality and original series programming, with projects from Tyler Perry, Lee Daniels and Kevin Hart. —Derek Lawrence, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1804, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rerun

• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun
• pashtun
• redone
• shotgun
• someone
• stepson

Kids Definition

rerun

1 of 2 verb

re·​run (ˈ)rē-ˈrən 

reran; rerun; rerunning

: to run again or anew

rerun

2 of 2 noun

re·​run ˈrē-ˌrən 

(ˈ)rē-ˈrən

1

: the act or action or an instance of rerunning

2

: a television program or movie that is rerun