showrun
showrun verb: to act as a showrunner for (a television show).
Verb
showrun (third-person singular simple present showruns, present participle showrunning, simple past showran, past participle showrun)
- To act as a showrunner for (a television show).
- But she dreams of having, and show-running, her own television program. In May, she’ll perform two nights as her character at Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn — a neighborhood that character would probably struggle to find.2023 March 14, Alexandra Jacobs, “Your Annoying Roommate Is Slaying on TikTok”, in The New York Times
Forms of showrun
| third-person singular present | showruns |
|---|---|
| present participle | showrunning |
| past | showran |
| past participle | showrun |
| alternative form | show-run |
Origin of showrun
Back-formation from showrunner.
Questions about showrun
- What does showrun mean?
- Showrun means to act as a showrunner for (a television show).
- What part of speech is showrun?
- Showrun is a verb.
- What is the past tense of showrun?
- The past tense of showrun is showran.
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