rerun

Everyday

1. (noun) A TV programme or film shown again. tree →
2. (verb) To run a race, a test or a program again. tree →
3. (noun) Something that happens again in the same way. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life reruns are repeats on TV. In science and computing you rerun an experiment or a program to check it. In sport a race is rerun after a false start. Phrases: «a rerun of», «rerun the race», «rerun the test».

Examples

• The channel is showing reruns of an old cartoon. tree →
• The race was rerun after a false start. tree →
• Rerun the program and see if the bug is gone. tree →
• We reran the experiment and got the same result. tree →
• The final was a rerun of last year's match. tree →
• I watched a rerun of my favourite show. tree →

Note

Irregular: rerun, reran, rerun, rerunning (double «n»). UK people often say «repeat» for a TV rerun. In science, rerunning checks that a result is reliable.