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reran

Syllables: re·ran/ˌɹiːˈɹæn/

reran is the simple past of rerun.

Meaning of rerun

Verb

rerun (third-person singular simple present reruns, present participle rerunning, simple past reran, past participle rerun)

  1. (transitive) To run again; to repeat.
    • Ms. Hill has rerun those questions in her mind. “If the girls told me they want to stay where they are, I would have to leave them,” she said.2013 July 6, N. R. Kleinfield, “The Girls Who Haven’t Come Home”, in The New York Times
  2. (transitive) To broadcast (a television program etc.) again.
    • They're still rerunning The Flintstones on this channel.
    Synonyms:
    reair
  3. (intransitive) To be broadcast again.
    • Everyone is talking about Lemonade, Beyoncé's new visual album that immediately became a sensation when it debuted on HBO on Saturday night. For those who missed it (and those without a loved one's HBO Go password), Lemonade even reran just before the Game of Thrones' highly anticipated season six...2016 April 28, Caroline Framke, “Beyoncé's Lemonade is on iTunes and Amazon — but will only stream on Tidal and Pandora”, in Vox
    Synonyms:
    reair
  4. (transitive) To run (a race or other contest) again.
    • rerun the election
  5. (transitive) To run (a computer program) again.
    • Restart the computer and rerun the installation.

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Words that rhyme with reran

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Questions about reran

What is reran the simple past of?
Reran is the simple past of rerun.
How do you pronounce reran?
Reran is pronounced /ˌɹiːˈɹæn/.

Words near reran in the dictionary

  1. reraising
  2. rerake
  3. reraked
  4. rerakes
  5. reraking
  6. reran
  7. rerandomisation
  8. rerandomisations
  9. rerandomise
  10. rerandomised
  11. rerandomization

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