preview

Definition

  • n. an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
  • n. a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public
  • v. watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public

Word forms

Past participle
previewed
Present participle
previewing
Past tense
previewed
Third person singular
previews

Example sentences

  1. n.

    We watched the preview of the movie before deciding to buy tickets.

  2. vt.

    The director wanted to preview the final scene before filming it.

  3. n.

    The software offers a preview feature to see how the document will look when printed.