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
J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 June 2025
The Secret Service office earlier this week previewed what attendees should expect for the event, including metal detectors scanning anyone entering the area for weapons.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
Rolling out soon to commercial users, a preview is available by joining the Teams Public Preview or Targeted Release.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
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Verb
The romantic comedy, which stars Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, earned about $5 million from 2,844 domestic venues across Friday and preview screenings.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 June 2025
The Secret Service office earlier this week previewed what attendees should expect for the event, including metal detectors scanning anyone entering the area for weapons.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Noun
On this afternoon, the talented bassist — who is also the president of prestigious jazz label Blue Note Records — was leading his Pan Detroit Ensemble in a preview of the band’s forthcoming debut album, due out sometime this summer.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
Rolling out soon to commercial users, a preview is available by joining the Teams Public Preview or Targeted Release.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
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“Preview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preview. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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