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
Christopher Derose, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Holland recently previewed The Odyssey in an interview with GQ published April 8. —Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Kemba Walden, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 Some users agreed that enabling message previews on any kind of device—not just Apple’s—seemed unwise in light of 404 Media’s reporting. —Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for preview
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Verb
Poison lead singer and Butler native Bret Michaels and national anthem singer and Gibsonia native KELS met with members of the media on Tuesday to preview what fans will get to experience this week during the NFL Draft Entertainment Series. —Christopher Derose, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Holland recently previewed The Odyssey in an interview with GQ published April 8. —Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
This incident, detailed in the preview’s system card, offers a prime opportunity for technologists, industry leaders, and policymakers to collaborate on solutions to start building reliable security for these systems. —Kemba Walden, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 Some users agreed that enabling message previews on any kind of device—not just Apple’s—seemed unwise in light of 404 Media’s reporting. —Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for preview
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“Preview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/preview. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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