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
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
Eid also previewed that Riley wouldn’t be hit too hard, emotionally, by his partner’s departure.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
This is a preview of the September 25 edition of Access Health—Tap here to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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Verb
When the Washington Examiner asked whether the State Department would approve such counter-terrorism sanctions against international antifa, a spokesperson said the agency does not preview potential FTO designations.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
Eid also previewed that Riley wouldn’t be hit too hard, emotionally, by his partner’s departure.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
The preview feature, available now for Pro subscribers on mobile, marks OpenAI's latest attempt to make ChatGPT proactive rather than reactive, with the AI model conducting overnight research to deliver morning updates based on user history and connected apps.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
This is a preview of the September 25 edition of Access Health—Tap here to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Preview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preview. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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