rerun

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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

Despite denying any wrongdoing, Georgescu was barred from the tense election rerun held in May, won by pro-EU candidate Nicusor Dan, who was officially sworn in on Monday. —Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025

Faced with the possibility that a candidate backed by Russia might capture the presidency and possibly overturn Romanian democracy, the Constitutional Court took the unprecedented step of annulling the entire election and ordering it to be rerun from scratch. —Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025

Noun

Additional programming includes classic episodes of Dr. Phil, live sports programming, the Academy of Country Music Honors special and reruns of The Island With Bear Grylls and Steve Harvey's talk show, Steve. —Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 3 July 2025

Not without its controversies, reruns of the show are few and far between due to its Confederate flag imagery. —Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 1 July 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