Definition

1. Noun:

   • A previously broadcast program shown again: A "rerun" is a television or radio program that is broadcast again after its original airing.

2. Verb:

   • To broadcast or show again: To "rerun" means to broadcast a program or film again.
   • To run or perform again: To "rerun" also means to cause something, such as an experiment, test, or performance, to be conducted or executed a second time.
   • To run for an elected office again: To "rerun" can mean to be a candidate in an election for the same office after a previous attempt.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The channel is showing a rerun of the classic series tonight.
  • I've seen every episode, so I don't mind watching a rerun.

• Verb:

  • The network will rerun the championship game on Sunday.
  • We had to rerun the test because the initial data was corrupted.
  • The senator announced he would not rerun for office next term.

Advanced Usage

• "to be in reruns": Describes a period when a television series is no longer producing new episodes and only previously aired episodes are being broadcast.
  • During the summer, many shows are in reruns.

Variants and Related Words

• Rerunning (present participle/gerund): The act of showing or performing something again.
  • Rerunning the analysis confirmed our results.

Synonyms

• Noun: Repeat, rebroadcast, encore.
• Verb: Repeat, rebroadcast, replay, redo.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form distinct phrasal verbs. Its meanings are contained within the single verb form.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms specifically using the word "rerun.")

Noun

1. a program that is broadcast again
   • she likes to watch `I love Lucy' reruns

Verb

1. cause to perform again
   • We have to rerun the subjects--they misunderstood the instructions
2. run again for office
   • Bush wants to rerun in 1996
3. rerun a performance of a play, for example
4. broadcast again, as of a film