preview
Americannoun
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an earlier or previous view.
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an advance showing of a motion picture, play, etc., before its public opening.
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an advance showing of brief scenes in a motion picture, television show, etc., for purposes of advertisement.
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anything that gives an advance idea or impression of something to come.
verb (used with object)
noun
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an advance or preliminary view or sight
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an advance showing before public presentation of a film, art exhibition, etc, usually before an invited audience of celebrities and journalists
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a public performance of a play before the official first night
verb
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Present
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previewsimple
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previewssimple
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have previewedperfect
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has previewedperfect
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am previewingprogressive
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are previewingprogressive
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is previewingprogressive
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have been previewingperfect progressive
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has been previewingperfect progressive
Past
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previewedsimple
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had previewedperfect
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was previewingprogressive
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were previewingprogressive
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had been previewingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of preview
First recorded in 1600–10; 1920–25 preview for def. 2; pre- + view
Explanation
A preview gives you a look at something that hasn't been released yet. You see lots of previews at the movies. If you've been to a movie lately, chances are you saw plenty of previews — little highlights of upcoming movies that are designed to make you want to see them. Any little snippet designed to get you excited about something to come can be called a preview. If you're writing a novel, you could give someone a preview by reading them a few lines. And you're lucky enough to see a show before it opens to the public, you're previewing it.
Vocabulary lists containing preview
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: pre-
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Power Prefix: Pre-
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Example Sentences
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The government’s restrictions don’t cover Mythos Preview, which remains available to this select group of partners.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
A select number of companies have been given access to Claude Mythos Preview in a partnership called Project Glasswing.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Anthropic is also upgrading the model available to these early access partners, from Mythos Preview to Mythos 5.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
What’s Next: Anthropic also said last week that it expects to release its most advanced AI model, Claude Mythos Preview, soon.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Football Focus started out as part of Grandstand, with Sam Leitch presenting a pre-cursor called Football Preview.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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