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Retirement isn't so bad. Give me a tall drink, a plush sofa and a rerun of 'Matlock,' and you can have the rest. Matlock is my hero. He never loses.
Ken Venturi

Meaning of "rerun" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RERUN

rerun  [riːˈrʌn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RERUN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rerun is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb rerun in English.

WHAT DOES RERUN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rerun

A rerun or repeat is a rebroadcast of an episode of a radio or television program. There are two types of reruns – those that occur during a hiatus, and those that occur when a program is syndicated. Reruns can also be, as the case with more popular shows, when a show is aired outside of its timeslot. In the United Kingdom, the word "repeat" refers only to a single episode; "rerun" or "rerunning" is the preferred term for an entire series/season. "Repeat" is also used to refer to programs shown less than a week after the original broadcast, before the next episode of the series. The term "rerun" can also be used in some respects as a synonym for reprint, the equivalent term for print items; this is especially true for print items that are part of ongoing series.

Definition of rerun in the English dictionary

The first definition of rerun in the dictionary is to broadcast or put on again. Other definition of rerun is to run again. Rerun is also a film, play, series, etc, that is broadcast or put on again; repeat.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RERUN

PRESENT

Present
I rerun
you rerun
he/she/it reruns
we rerun
you rerun
they rerun
Present continuous
I am rerunning
you are rerunning
he/she/it is rerunning
we are rerunning
you are rerunning
they are rerunning
Present perfect
I have rerun
you have rerun
he/she/it has rerun
we have rerun
you have rerun
they have rerun
Present perfect continuous
I have been rerunning
you have been rerunning
he/she/it has been rerunning
we have been rerunning
you have been rerunning
they have been rerunning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I reran
you reran
he/she/it reran
we reran
you reran
they reran
Past continuous
I was rerunning
you were rerunning
he/she/it was rerunning
we were rerunning
you were rerunning
they were rerunning
Past perfect
I had rerun
you had rerun
he/she/it had rerun
we had rerun
you had rerun
they had rerun
Past perfect continuous
I had been rerunning
you had been rerunning
he/she/it had been rerunning
we had been rerunning
you had been rerunning
they had been rerunning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will rerun
you will rerun
he/she/it will rerun
we will rerun
you will rerun
they will rerun
Future continuous
I will be rerunning
you will be rerunning
he/she/it will be rerunning
we will be rerunning
you will be rerunning
they will be rerunning
Future perfect
I will have rerun
you will have rerun
he/she/it will have rerun
we will have rerun
you will have rerun
they will have rerun
Future perfect continuous
I will have been rerunning
you will have been rerunning
he/she/it will have been rerunning
we will have been rerunning
you will have been rerunning
they will have been rerunning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would rerun
you would rerun
he/she/it would rerun
we would rerun
you would rerun
they would rerun
Conditional continuous
I would be rerunning
you would be rerunning
he/she/it would be rerunning
we would be rerunning
you would be rerunning
they would be rerunning
Conditional perfect
I would have rerun
you would have rerun
he/she/it would have rerun
we would have rerun
you would have rerun
they would have rerun
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been rerunning
you would have been rerunning
he/she/it would have been rerunning
we would have been rerunning
you would have been rerunning
they would have been rerunning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you rerun
we let´s rerun
you rerun
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to rerun
Past participle
rerun
Present Participle
rerunning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RERUN


close-run
ˌkləʊsˈrʌn
forerun
fɔːˈrʌn
inrun
ˈɪnˌrʌn
millrun
ˈmɪlˌrʌn
nonrun
ˈnɒnrʌn
outrun
ˌaʊtˈrʌn
overrun
ˌəʊvəˈrʌn
rat-run
ˈrætˌrʌn
run
rʌn
state-run
ˌsteɪtˈrʌn
tip-and-run
ˈtɪpəndˈrʌn
underrun
ˈʌndəˌrʌn
uprun
ʌpˈrʌn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RERUN

reredos
reregister
reregistration
reregulate
reregulation
rerelease
reremai
reremice
reremind
reremouse
rerent
rerepeat
rereview
rerevise
rerig
rerise
reroll
reroller
reroof
res

WORDS THAT END LIKE RERUN

black run
cut and run
end run
fun run
green run
Gudrun
hit-and-run
home run
in the long run
in the short run
Iskenderun
Kamerun
Le Brun
Lebrun
on the run
print run
production run
red run
test run
trial run

Synonyms and antonyms of rerun in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rerun» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RERUN

Find out the translation of rerun to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rerun from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rerun» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

重蹈覆辙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

repetición
570 millions of speakers

English

rerun
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिर से दौड़ना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اعادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

повтор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reprise
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুন: প্রকাশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

répétition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rerun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wiederholung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

繰り返し
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다시 한번 하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rerun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chạy trở lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீண்டும் இயக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुन्हा चालवणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tekrar yayınlama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

replica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powtórka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повтор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reluare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επανάληψη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

repris
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reprise
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rerun

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RERUN»

The term «rerun» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.977 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RERUN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rerun» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rerun» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rerun

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «RERUN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rerun.
1
Eric Alterman
More and more, Democrats are starting to worry they that they have a more um, colorful version of Jimmy Carter on their hands. Obama acts cool as a proverbial cucumber but that awful '70s show seems frightfully close to a rerun.
2
Ken Venturi
Retirement isn't so bad. Give me a tall drink, a plush sofa and a rerun of 'Matlock,' and you can have the rest. Matlock is my hero. He never loses.
3
Wesley Willis
Quit shouting those rerun songs at me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RERUN»

Discover the use of rerun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rerun and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rerun Nation: How Repeats Invented American Television
Given the expanding use of past media texts not only in the United States, but also in virtually every media-rich society, this book addresses a critical facet of everyday life.
Derek Kompare, 2006
2
The Night of the Living Rerun
"A History Lesson?
Arthur Byron Cover, 2001
3
Life Is a Rerun
An adult's life is sometimes mirrored in that of a child. Read this book through the eyes of a young child and then reread the book through the eyes of an older adult. You will agree that life is a rerun.
Carol Ter Haar, 2006
4
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1: Coyote Moon; Night of the Living ...
In every generation, there is a Chosen One.
Arthur Byron Cover, Alice Henderson, John Vornholt, 2011
5
America on the Rerun: TV Shows That Never Die
Popular series such as "Gilligan's Island", "Get Smart", "The Brady Bunch", and "Mr. Ed" are relived through memorable episodes and revealing anecdotes in this tribute that features exclusive interviews and hundreds of photos.
David Story, 1993
6
Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers: Exploring Participatory Culture
One of my first and most often reproduced essays, "Star Trek Rerun, Reread, Rewritten, " was the rough draft for Textual Poachers. The idea of writing about fan cultures can be traced back to the culture shock I experienced upon entering  ...
Henry Jenkins, 2006
7
Modelling Crop-weed Interactions
The FSE program includes a rerun facility. The general idea behind the rerun facility is that the data files remain identical and that the changes in data are specified in a separate file called RERUNS.DAT which may contain the names and ...
Martin J. Kropff, H. H. van Laar, 1993
8
Legal availability of funds : expenses of election officer ...
In the fall of 1997, the Justice Department negotiated an agreement in principle with the Union to share the costs of supervising the rerun. To pay the government's share, Justice proposed to use the unobligated balance (about $900,000) ...
Gary L. Kepplinger, United States. General Accounting Office, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 1998
9
On Systems Analysis and Simulation of Ecological Processes: ...
EAT> * reruns. dat A = 1.0 ; RGR = 0.01 ; EREEL = 1.0 ! rerun set 1, model run 2 A = 1.0 ; RGR =0.1 ; PREEL =10.0 ! rerun set 2, model run 3 A = 2.0 ; RGR = 0.1 ; PREEL = 10.0 ! rerun set 3, model run 4 <End> The first rerun set corresponds ...
P.A. Leffelaar, 1998
10
The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum, Fourth Edition
A rerun tower may be associated with a crude distillation unit that produces wide boiling range naphtha as an overhead product. By separating the wide-cut fraction into light and heavy naphtha, the rerun tower acts in effect as an extension of ...
James G. Speight, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RERUN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rerun is used in the context of the following news items.
1
In Wake Of Lafayette Shooting, Fox News Goes To O'Reilly Rerun
But at 11PM ET, Fox left the news to rerun the night's The O'Reilly Factor. CNN and MSNBC stayed with the story. At 11:34 PM ET, CNN was carrying a press ... «NewsHounds, Jul 15»
2
Rerun season isn't so repeatable
NEW YORK (AP) — One thing in shorter supply during what has always been known as broadcast television's rerun season is reruns. Of the 100 most-watched ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
3
Jimmy Fallon's injured hand shelves 'Tonight' show
NBC is airing a rerun instead. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File). Associated Press June 26, 2015 | 10:48 p.m. EDT + More. NEW YORK (AP) — "Tonight" ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jun 15»
4
An Unexpected TV Rerun Sends Serbia's Social Media Into …
But B92 television aired a rerun of the previous week's episode instead, immediately stoking speculation that the show might be on the network's chopping block ... «Global Voices Online, Apr 15»
5
Frantic lobbying as ANC prepares for eThekwini poll rerun
FRANTIC, last-minute lobbying is under way in branches, on social networks, by cellphone and in public spaces in the lead up to the third rerun of the African ... «BDlive, Apr 15»
6
Republican presidential primary playing like 'Gong Show' rerun
With nineteen candidates, counting those already declared or threatening to do so, the 2016 Republican presidential race is less a nominating process than a ... «NJ.com, Apr 15»
7
Longshot Rerun Marches to Miami Mile Score
World Thoroughbreds Racing homebred Rerun scored the biggest victory of his career when he took the $100,000 Miami Mile (gr. IIIT) (VIDEO) at Gulfstream ... «BloodHorse.com, Apr 15»
8
Westmoreland sheriff's race a rerun of 2011
Education: Trafford High School; Army Missile and Munitions Center; DeVry Institute of Technology; IBEW Local No. 5 electrician journeyman program. «Tribune-Review, Apr 15»
9
Could Adam Cheng rerun herald another stock market plunge?
Investors often like to look for signals to cash out and, more importantly, something to talk about in a bull market run. In Hong Kong, it is easy to know the stock ... «EJ Insight, Apr 15»
10
INEC returning officer demands a rerun for Abia North Senatorial …
The Returning Officer of the Abia North Senatorial District, Dr. Ihekweaba Chukwugoziem has called for a re-run of the Senatorial elections in the state, ... «Daily Sun, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Rerun [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rerun>. May 2024 ».
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