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rerun Definition

re·run (rē run; for n.run′)

transitive verb -·ran, -·run, -·run·ning

to run again

noun

  1. the act of rerunning
    1. a rebroadcast of a TV program, series, etc.
    2. a showing of a film after the first run
  2. ☆ such a program, film, etc.

rerun Usage Examples

Object

  • test: I tried to compensate for this by rerunning the test in manual mode and adjusting the flash brightness.

Converse of object

  • watch: I was watching a rerun of the sitcom TV series Frasier.
  • see: And when our coach got back to The Lansdowne, we got to see the rerun of the game on Sky.
  • have: You will return to the database screen having rerun your search with the chosen limits.
  • get: As the Apple Turns sees the Apple saga as a TV soap opera - you can get reruns here too.
  • order: If it concludes that the ballot was not a paragraph 29 compliant ballot it can order a rerun.
  • want: You would not want a rerun of the area plan inquiry.

Adjective modifier

  • endless: The sort of thing you were brought up with, with endless reruns on public television.
  • old: Today's Tory Party simply the same old rerun of the same old boys ' network.

Modifies a noun

  • lilo: You may have to move things around and rerun lilo after the installation stuff completes.

Noun used with modifier

  • game: Under the agreement for the maximum game reruns with of gambling.
  • summer: But during the summer rerun period, something unusual happened.
  • TV: They hold out the promise new things when all they want is TV reruns.
  • ballot: Ballot rerun on BBC expenses Last month's vote on a new BBC expenses policy is being run again.
  • alf: With protecting the the number of through alf reruns.

Preposition: of

  • election: The Zimbabwean opposition has demanded a rerun of the elections.
  • series: I was watching a rerun of the sitcom TV series Frasier.
  • competition: The market testing conducted between February and July 2001 confirmed that there was very little market enthusiasm for a rerun of the previous competition.
  • game: February 03: The squad were forced to sit through a video nasty today - a rerun of the game against Villa.
  • episode: Meanwhile, over on satellite, Granada Plus were beginning the first of many reruns of the color episodes.