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
Fatima Hussein, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
The fact that Fed officials themselves would float ideas about only one rate cut, or none at all, is notable because the Fed rarely previews its moves.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
Waymo previewed the project in a blog post in 2022.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Also in the news: President Joe Biden is set to preview his final plan to bring student debt forgiveness to millions of Americans.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
The luxury marque previewed its future SUVs with the beautiful (and surprisingly large) Neolun concept, but the prototype that really caught our eye was the X Gran Berlinetta.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
The on screen mother-daughter duo — who previously fronted Disney's beloved 2003 adaptation of the body-switching comedy — appeared together Friday on Curtis' Instagram in a sweet photo reunion that also previewed a potential continuation of the first movie.
—EW.com, 29 Mar. 2024
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
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from the latest preview of PARTYNEXTDOOR’s upcoming album to Maiya the Don‘s funky come-hither pop-rap banger.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024
Trading on Friday offered somewhat of a preview on what to expect.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Three days ahead of their prime-slot appearance at Coachella, Blur put on a packed preview show at the Fox Theater in Pomona, Calif., a half-hour east of Los Angeles.
—Lily Moayeri, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
This beta release follows Google’s shipment of a developer preview of Android 15 in February that focused on privacy and security, followed by a second developer preview in March that revealed new satellite-roaming and PDF-display features.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
Details were revealed in an invite-only preview event Wednesday evening, featuring a performance by Blade and The Fellowship Band, as well as the One-World Jazz Orchestra, a collaboration between the Berklee Global Jazz Institute and Wayne State University’s jazz program.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
The early summer Fair preview is back with food, beer, vendors, the Milk Run 5K race, Giant Slide rides and other attractions.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2024
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
Verb
Russia is a key exporter of metals like aluminum, steel and titanium — but British and American officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the announcement, said the economic impact from the ban would be negligible for consumers and producers.
—Fatima Hussein, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
The fact that Fed officials themselves would float ideas about only one rate cut, or none at all, is notable because the Fed rarely previews its moves.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
Waymo previewed the project in a blog post in 2022.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Also in the news: President Joe Biden is set to preview his final plan to bring student debt forgiveness to millions of Americans.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
The luxury marque previewed its future SUVs with the beautiful (and surprisingly large) Neolun concept, but the prototype that really caught our eye was the X Gran Berlinetta.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
The on screen mother-daughter duo — who previously fronted Disney's beloved 2003 adaptation of the body-switching comedy — appeared together Friday on Curtis' Instagram in a sweet photo reunion that also previewed a potential continuation of the first movie.
—EW.com, 29 Mar. 2024
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
Noun
Hosted at the Kit Kat Club, the preview saw stars like Zoë Kravitz and Ashley Graham come out for the occasion—and ever the fashion plate, Kravitz made sure to bring an elegant look for the affair.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from the latest preview of PARTYNEXTDOOR’s upcoming album to Maiya the Don‘s funky come-hither pop-rap banger.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024
Trading on Friday offered somewhat of a preview on what to expect.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Three days ahead of their prime-slot appearance at Coachella, Blur put on a packed preview show at the Fox Theater in Pomona, Calif., a half-hour east of Los Angeles.
—Lily Moayeri, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
This beta release follows Google’s shipment of a developer preview of Android 15 in February that focused on privacy and security, followed by a second developer preview in March that revealed new satellite-roaming and PDF-display features.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
Details were revealed in an invite-only preview event Wednesday evening, featuring a performance by Blade and The Fellowship Band, as well as the One-World Jazz Orchestra, a collaboration between the Berklee Global Jazz Institute and Wayne State University’s jazz program.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
The early summer Fair preview is back with food, beer, vendors, the Milk Run 5K race, Giant Slide rides and other attractions.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2024
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
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