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rerun

/ˈriːrʌn/noun

उच्चारण रीरन

(टीवी कार्यक्रम या फ़िल्म का) पुनः प्रसारण

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a television programme or film that is shown again

    (टीवी कार्यक्रम या फ़िल्म का) पुनः प्रसारण

    • The channel shows reruns of old serials in the afternoon.
    • I watched a rerun of an old cricket final on television last night.
    • The serial was so popular that the channel showed several reruns.
    + 2 more examples
    • We enjoyed a rerun of the classic comedy on Sunday.
    • Many viewers prefer reruns to new programmes in the evening.

    Synonyms repeat rebroadcast

  2. 2

    [C, usually sing.]

    an event, a race or a situation that is repeated

    दोबारा होने वाली घटना, पुनरावृत्ति

    • The final was a rerun of last year's match.
    • We don't want a rerun of the problems we had last time.
    • The election result was a rerun of the previous one.
    + 2 more examples
    • Nobody wants a rerun of last year's chaos at the station.
    • The two teams met in a rerun of the 2011 semi-final.

    Synonyms repetition repeat replay recurrence

verb/ˌriːˈrʌn/reran, rerun, rerunning
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth

    to show a film or television programme again

    फिर से प्रसारित करना, दोबारा दिखाना

    • The film was rerun on television last week.
    • The channel will rerun the popular serial on Sunday mornings.
    • Doordarshan reran the series during the lockdown.
    + 2 more examples
    • They will rerun the film after the news tonight.
    • The channel reran the match highlights in the morning.

    Synonyms repeat rebroadcast

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth

    to do something again, for example a race, an election or a computer program

    फिर से कराना या चलाना

    • The race had to be rerun after a false start.
    • Rerun the program to check the results.
    • The software engineer reran the test after fixing the error.
    + 2 more examples
    • The vote was rerun because of a counting mistake.
    • If the results look wrong, rerun the experiment.

    Synonyms repeat redo

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

repeat rebroadcast repetition replay recurrence redo

§Grammar and usage

The noun is stressed on the first syllable (REE-run), while the verb is stressed on the second (ree-RUN).

Noun पर stress पहले syllable पर (REE-run) होता है, जबकि verb पर stress दूसरे syllable पर (ree-RUN) होता है।