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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Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The document outlined many important areas while also previewing some prospective national directives, which will be detailed in August.
—Matt Kandrach, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
As scientists predict that the country could become uninhabitable by 2050 due to rising sea levels, these unsettling images offer a preview of what that future may hold if the climate crisis isn’t promptly addressed.
—Emily Scolnick, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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Verb
This started in 2022 with the Precision EV concept which previewed the design direction of its first electric vehicle, the ZDX a year later.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The document outlined many important areas while also previewing some prospective national directives, which will be detailed in August.
—Matt Kandrach, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
Summer is ratcheting down and the only major studio wide entry this box office frame is Universal’s Bob Odenkirk action movie Nobody 2, which did $1.3 million from previews Thursday at 2,800 theaters that began at 2 p.m.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
As scientists predict that the country could become uninhabitable by 2050 due to rising sea levels, these unsettling images offer a preview of what that future may hold if the climate crisis isn’t promptly addressed.
—Emily Scolnick, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Preview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preview. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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