preview
preview Lexical Profile
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• noun
An inspection or viewing of something, such as a movie, theatrical play, art exhibition, or document, before it is bought or becomes generally known and available.
"The art gallery hosted a private preview of the sculpture exhibition for museum patrons on Thursday evening."
A publicity trailer or short promotional clip consisting of selected scenes from a forthcoming movie or television program.
"We arrived at the theater early enough to watch all the previews before the feature film began."
• verb
To display, inspect, or experience a work, document, or performance before it is officially released, published, or presented to the general public.
"Please preview the formatted document on your screen to check the page margins before sending it to the printer."
To comment on, outline, or describe a future event, match, or program in advance.
"The sports commentators spent twenty minutes previewing the championship match and analyzing both teams' strategies."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the early 17th century from the Latin prefix prae- ('before') and 'view', originally meaning a prior examination or survey before gaining its modern sense in the early 20th-century film industry.