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Definition of "preview" []

  • An advance showing, as of a movie or art exhibition, to which a selected audience is invited before public presentation begins. (noun)
  • An advance viewing or exhibition, especially the presentation of several scenes advertising a forthcoming movie; a trailer. (noun)
  • An introductory or preliminary message, sample, or overview; a foretaste. (noun)
  • To view or exhibit in advance. (verb-transitive)
  • To provide a preliminary sample or overview of: The professor previewed the course for us. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "preview" in a sentence
  • "We've chosen the term preview edition to reflect that GlobeReader is a brand new product for us, and to a large degree the industry, which we will continually improve based upon reader feedback."
  • "In addition to the label preview, the screen also displays a variety of other useful information, including media and battery status indicators and material and ribbon part numbers."
  • "If the preview is any indication, the local version of the popular UK program should make for entertaining viewing."