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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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Maps promises to be more personalized and smarter, with notifications to preview the route on your regular commute route.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Outside of its third-party marketplace, Amazon's AI lab in San Francisco in March released a preview of an agent that can take action in a web browser.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The trip also will recognize and celebrate the upcoming 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, a White House official told reporters in the call previewing the trip.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Maps promises to be more personalized and smarter, with notifications to preview the route on your regular commute route.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
Getty Images The fashion week circuit this fall has been a captivating preview of what's to come in the new season, but what's truly stood out is the way brown tones are dominating the runways with unprecedented authority.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Outside of its third-party marketplace, Amazon's AI lab in San Francisco in March released a preview of an agent that can take action in a web browser.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Preview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preview. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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