Preview

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹiːvjʉː/

Origin

Old French preveu, past participle of preveoir ("to foresee"). See pre- + view.

Noun

1. A foretaste of something.
• 2013-06-07, David Simpson, Fantasy of navigation, It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in the basket a balloon: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; ….
2. (colloquial) An advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
3. Something seen in advance.

Synonyms

• forelook

Full definition of preview

Verb

1. To show or watch something, or part of it, before it is complete.