rerun

1 of 2

verb

re·​run (ˌ)rē-ˈrən 

reran (ˌ)rē-ˈran  ; rerun; rerunning

transitive verb

: to run again or anew

rerun

2 of 2

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

Biden tends to chat so long that event organizers have to rerun the soundtrack. —Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024

The film will be rerun on October 30 at the festival. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024

Noun

While a fair number of New Yorkers may be at home alone tonight, watching prestige-TV reruns and trying to enter a fugue state, plenty of us plan to lean into the misery (or joy) of watching the election results in numbers. —Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024

There won't be an episode next week (a rerun will air instead), but the following week will feature the Group B Finals in '60s Night. —Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1804, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1922, in the meaning defined above

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