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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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
How did those songs come together, and what spurred you to preview the album with those two tracks?
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Idris and Sabrina got engaged in 2018 Idris got down on one knee and proposed to Sabrina onstage at Rio Cinema in London at a February 2018 preview of his directorial debut,Yardie.
—Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Both boats can be previewed by appointment.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
How did those songs come together, and what spurred you to preview the album with those two tracks?
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
If the musicians had gone on strike, 23 Broadway musicals would have been impacted, including long-standing mega earners, Wicked, Hamilton and The Lion King, as well as new musicals in previews, such as Chess and Queen of Versailles.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Idris and Sabrina got engaged in 2018 Idris got down on one knee and proposed to Sabrina onstage at Rio Cinema in London at a February 2018 preview of his directorial debut,Yardie.
—Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Preview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preview. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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