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preview

/ˈpɹiːvjuː/noun, verb2 syllables

Preview means: an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future.

Synonyms for preview5

noun, as in an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future

prevue, trailer

also used for preview

foretaste, forelook, foreview

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What does preview mean?3

noun

1

an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future

2

a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public

verb

1

watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Preview in a sentence

  • There was a special sneak preview last night.CK
  • The freakin' previews scare the crap out of me!unknown
  • There's a lot of movie previews these days.Eccles17
  • The previews were over and the movie started.Amastan
  • Tebboune gave us a preview of what Algeria will be like.Amastan
  • Let me give you a preview.CK
  • Can you give us a preview?CM
  • There was a special preview last night.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of preview

as a noun

plural
previews

as a verb

past tense
previewed
present participle
previewing
third-person singular
previews
past participle
previewed