rerun
re‧run1 /ˈriːrʌn/
noun [countable]
SYN repeat:
We watched a rerun of ‘I Love Lucy.’
2. something that happens in the same way as something that happened before
SYN repeat:
The government wants to avoid a rerun of last year’s crisis.
re‧run2 /riːˈrʌn/
verb (past tense reran /-ˈræn/, past participle rerun, present participle rerunning) [transitive]
SYN repeat
2. to do something in the same way as before
SYN repeat
3. to arrange for a race or competition to be held again
SYN repeat
| I |
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: run, rerun, runner, running, overrun; verb: run, outrun, overrun, rerun; adjective: running, runny; adverb: running
1. a film or television programme that is being shown again on television SYN repeat:
2. something that happens in the same way as something that happened before
SYN repeat:
| II |
verb (past tense reran /-ˈræn/, past participle rerun, present participle rerunning) [transitive] Word Family: noun: run, rerun, runner, running, overrun; verb: run, outrun, overrun, rerun; adjective: running, runny; adverb: running
1. to show a film or television programme again on television SYN repeat
2. to do something in the same way as before
SYN repeat
3. to arrange for a race or competition to be held again
SYN repeat