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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
This occurred for players who tried to wake the game from sleep mode or who pressed a button merely to preview a purchasable item, the agency said in a complaint.
—John Tufts Eric Lagatta
indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
Among those who went to previews are Michelle Obama, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Scherzinger, Lane Bradbury (the original Dainty June), F. Murray Abraham, Billy Porter, Betty Buckley, Jason Alexander and Kerry Washington.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Day 12: Friday, December 20 On Friday, OpenAI concluded its twelve days of announcements by previewing two new simulated reasoning models, o3 and o3-mini, while opening applications for safety and security researchers to test them before public release.
—Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
This occurred for players who tried to wake the game from sleep mode or who pressed a button merely to preview a purchasable item, the agency said in a complaint.
—John Tufts Eric Lagatta
indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
Watch on Deadline Opening weekend included exclusive 70mm engagements and Imax preview screenings, the first in decades to be shot in VistaVision.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
Among those who went to previews are Michelle Obama, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Scherzinger, Lane Bradbury (the original Dainty June), F. Murray Abraham, Billy Porter, Betty Buckley, Jason Alexander and Kerry Washington.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Preview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preview. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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