reair

See also: re-air

English

Alternative forms

• re-air

Etymology

From re- +‎ air.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)

Verb

reair (third-person singular simple present reairs, present participle reairing, simple past and past participle reaired)

1. (transitive) To broadcast (a television program etc.) again.

   Synonym: rerun

   • 2023 April 6, Sara Cardine, “Film on Henry Segerstrom to reair Friday, in honor of 100th anniversary of his birth”, in Daily Pilot‎^[1]:

     In honor of the milestone, PBS SoCal on Friday will reair “Henry T. Segerstrom: Imagining the Future,” a 2016 documentary that weaves together interviews, personal photographs, historical footage and oral history to describe Segerstrom’s life and the scope and breadth of his legacy.

2. (intransitive) To be broadcast again.
   • 2019 February 15, Josh Duboff, “An Old Meghan Markle Movie Is Getting a Surprising Re-Release”, in Vanity Fair‎^[2]:

     One of two of the Hallmark Channel films Meghan starred in—Dater’s Handbook—will be conveniently re-airing on March 11, likely just weeks from the birth of her child.

3. (transitive) To air or let forth again.

   to reair one's grievances

Noun

reair (plural reairs)

1. A television program shown after its initial presentation.

   Synonyms: repeat, rerun

   • 2023 March 8, Jonathan Tannenwald, “CBS is launching a 24/7 soccer channel online”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer‎^[3]:

     “If something breaks during the day, work hours up until the evening, we’ll cut in — if we’re in the middle of, let’s say, a magazine program or a podcast on tape or a re-air of the game,” Radovich said.

Related terms

• aired
• airtime

 

Anagrams

• Riera, airer, arrie