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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Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Miller previewed potential law enforcement actions, particularly regarding immigration, in Chicago and Boston as Naval Station Great Lakes, north of Chicago, prepares to be turned into an operations center after Labor Day.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Armani had missed Milan Fashion Week in June 2025 for the first time during the previews of Spring-Summer 2026 menswear to recover from an undisclosed condition.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Novo Nordisk's Executive Vice President of Research and Development and Chief Scientific Officer, Martin Holst Lange, sat down with CNBC to preview the company's pill.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Miller previewed potential law enforcement actions, particularly regarding immigration, in Chicago and Boston as Naval Station Great Lakes, north of Chicago, prepares to be turned into an operations center after Labor Day.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
The dueling, hourslong hearings on Thursday offered a preview of the upcoming floor debates, which will take shape in the House and Senate over the next week.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Armani had missed Milan Fashion Week in June 2025 for the first time during the previews of Spring-Summer 2026 menswear to recover from an undisclosed condition.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Preview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preview. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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