I. re ‧ run 1 /ˈriːrʌn/ BrE AmE 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 :
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.
II. re ‧ run 2 /riːˈrʌn/ BrE AmE 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