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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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Warner Brothers also did not make available a copy of the film for The Sacramento Bee to preview.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Both Avatar and Smashing Machine will host Thursday previews.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Genesis recently previewed the GV90 with the Neolun Concept SUV, which was a profile in elegance rather than overt athleticism.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Warner Brothers also did not make available a copy of the film for The Sacramento Bee to preview.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
Watch Richie and Clarkson bond over their grief in the preview clip above.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Both Avatar and Smashing Machine will host Thursday previews.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Preview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preview. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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