Meaning & use
preview
An advance showing or sample of something, such as a film or product, before its full release.
See it in a sentence
The magazine published a preview of the video game months before its official launch.
We watched a preview of the exhibition before it opened to the general public.
A note on using this word
As a verb, preview means to view or show something in advance: 'critics previewed the film last week.'
Words with a similar meaning
sneak peektrailer
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To view, show, or examine something in advance of its general release.
The company previewed its new phone to reporters a week before the public launch.
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