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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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
But when the duo recently previewed a new song produced by Pharrell at the Louis Vuitton Paris show this week, the attention was nearly overwhelming.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 25 June 2025
Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2025
The longest Prime Day ever is around the corner — but Amazon is giving us a preview of the stellar discounts to come.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 28 June 2025
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Verb
Netflix released the first photos (one above, three below) along with the date announcement, previewing Bateman’s new, gritty look for the thriller drama.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
But when the duo recently previewed a new song produced by Pharrell at the Louis Vuitton Paris show this week, the attention was nearly overwhelming.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
Earlier this month, the newspaper’s 2025 summer interns looked ahead to the next federal holiday, gathering at the Sacramento Fire Department’s Station 19 in Point West for a preview of some of the region’s legally available fireworks.
—Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2025
The longest Prime Day ever is around the corner — but Amazon is giving us a preview of the stellar discounts to come.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 28 June 2025
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“Preview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preview. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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