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 motion picture 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
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
In a 2010 story previewing the Giants-Rangers World Series, The New York Times contrasted the baseball careers of the mayors for the two teams.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Even more markedly, Google has also previewed a feature to protect devices from IMSI grabbers and intercept platforms.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
This week, Swift has taken to Good Morning America to unveil the surprise songs and share exclusive video clips previewing the surprise song acoustic set performance.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024
The 2024 Academy Awards are coming up this Sunday, and returning host Jimmy Kimmel is previewing what film fans can expect in his opening monologue.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
In a new blog post, Rocksteady says that yes, the plan is still to get Suicide Squad’s Joker season, which was previewed before the game even went live, out in March.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
More recently, the couple stepped into some of the most iconic movie costumes of all time to parody various films while previewing their 2024 Oscars post-show.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Guests had the privilege of privately previewing (it isn’t expected to be released until March 19).
—Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2024
Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Monkey Man earned $1.4 million in previews, compared to $725,000 for The First Omen, a prequel to Richard Donner’s 1976 film.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Now Keen is making his Broadway debut in the play, currently in previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Next week's episode appears will test them again based on the previews.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
The concept of the series, which aired in the 1970s and ’80s, was that its sketches were shows, or previews of shows, on a low-rent TV station in a fictional town called Melonville.
—Amanda Holpuch, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Americans got a preview of such mischief during the presidential primaries when a deepfake robocall impersonating President Biden instructed New Hampshire residents not to vote.
—Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Pixel fans and watchful Android experts asked the same question: what the heck, Google?
The Pixel 8 will get support for Gemini Nano in the next Pixel feature drop as a developer preview, powering on-device recorder summaries and smart replies in Gboard — same as the Pixel 8 Pro.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 28 Mar. 2024
The setting for Automatic super resolution was detected by a Windows sleuth in preview code.
—PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
Verb
In fact, the KISS avatars were previewed during the band’s final show at Madison Square Garden on December 2, 2023.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
In a 2010 story previewing the Giants-Rangers World Series, The New York Times contrasted the baseball careers of the mayors for the two teams.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Even more markedly, Google has also previewed a feature to protect devices from IMSI grabbers and intercept platforms.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
This week, Swift has taken to Good Morning America to unveil the surprise songs and share exclusive video clips previewing the surprise song acoustic set performance.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024
The 2024 Academy Awards are coming up this Sunday, and returning host Jimmy Kimmel is previewing what film fans can expect in his opening monologue.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
In a new blog post, Rocksteady says that yes, the plan is still to get Suicide Squad’s Joker season, which was previewed before the game even went live, out in March.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
More recently, the couple stepped into some of the most iconic movie costumes of all time to parody various films while previewing their 2024 Oscars post-show.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Guests had the privilege of privately previewing (it isn’t expected to be released until March 19).
—Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2024
Noun
The show has only had a few performances so far, having began previews on April 2 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre ahead of an opening night on April 23.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Monkey Man earned $1.4 million in previews, compared to $725,000 for The First Omen, a prequel to Richard Donner’s 1976 film.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Now Keen is making his Broadway debut in the play, currently in previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Next week's episode appears will test them again based on the previews.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
The concept of the series, which aired in the 1970s and ’80s, was that its sketches were shows, or previews of shows, on a low-rent TV station in a fictional town called Melonville.
—Amanda Holpuch, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Americans got a preview of such mischief during the presidential primaries when a deepfake robocall impersonating President Biden instructed New Hampshire residents not to vote.
—Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Pixel fans and watchful Android experts asked the same question: what the heck, Google?
The Pixel 8 will get support for Gemini Nano in the next Pixel feature drop as a developer preview, powering on-device recorder summaries and smart replies in Gboard — same as the Pixel 8 Pro.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 28 Mar. 2024
The setting for Automatic super resolution was detected by a Windows sleuth in preview code.
—PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
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