previewed; previewing; previews
1
: to see beforehand
specifically
: to view or to show in advance of public presentation
2
: to give a preliminary survey of
1
: an advance statement, sample, or survey
2
: an advance showing or performance (as of a movie or play)
3
or less commonly prevue
: a selected group of scenes shown to advertise a movie, television show, etc.
called also trailer
Examples of preview in a Sentence
Verb
The designers will preview their new lines at the fashion show.
They previewed the upcoming football season.
You can preview the page before you print it.
Noun
We saw the movie at a special preview.
Before the movie starts they always show previews of coming attractions.
There are previews of the next week's episode at the end of each show.
They gave a preview of the upcoming football season.
The magazine includes a preview of the newest fall fashions.
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Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Cruising in her black Range Rover, Rae previewed a few songs for Rolling Stone’s Brittany Spanos.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Infinity Nikki’s official website has previews of what outfits will be available as well as a full breakdown of all the new content.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 21 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Click here for more photos previewing the Anantara Concorso Roma.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Cruising in her black Range Rover, Rae previewed a few songs for Rolling Stone’s Brittany Spanos.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
In a social media post uploaded earlier in the day, Ami shared a preview of what fans could expect from the fashion show.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Infinity Nikki’s official website has previews of what outfits will be available as well as a full breakdown of all the new content.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Preview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preview. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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