Definitions for preview

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preview pre·view

Spelling: [pree-vyoo]

IPA: /ˈpriˌvyu/

Preview is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 99 anagrams from letters in preview (eeiprvw).

Definitions for preview

noun

1. an earlier or previous view.
2. an advance showing of a motion picture, play, etc., before its public opening.
3. an advance showing of brief scenes in a motion picture, television show, etc., for purposes of advertisement.
4. anything that gives an advance idea or impression of something to come.

verb (used with object)

1. to view or show beforehand or in advance.

Origin of preview

1600-10; 1920-25 for def 2; pre- + view

Examples for preview

People thought she might preview some tracks at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in February.

He looked like a man who had lately had a preview of Hell's inverted pleasures.

Because of such a plan the matters of review and preview take on vital significance.

And then Michael came to our third preview and I thought, ‘I’m a terrible person!

And that may be just a preview, if local Taliban commanders are to be believed.

The first Iraqis you introduce, Yaghdan and Haifa, preview their stories a bit.

She recalled all that now as she sat in the little theatre waiting for the preview of her picture to begin.

As a preview, Sony unveiled “Almost Like the Blues,” which went viral on YouTube.

Like so many others in the nerd world, I fell in love with Cards Against Humanity through its Kickstarter preview in 2011.

Important as is the review, the preview or assignment is equally vital.