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noun | verb previewpreview1 /ˈprivyu/ ●○○ noun [countable] THESAURUSa picture, set of words, short movie, etc. that is used to advertise a product or service that is available, an event that is going to happen, etc.► advertisementa picture, set of words, short movie, etc. that is used to advertise a product or service that is available, an event that is going to happen, etc.: Bryan sent me a link to an online job advertisement. The organization bought a full-page advertisement in the “New York Times.” ► commercial an advertisement on TV or radio: The commercials shown during the Super Bowl are usually entertaining. ► trailer/preview an advertisement for a movie or television program, showing short parts from it: They show ten minutes of trailers for new movies before the movie starts. ► billboard a very large sign at the side of a road or on a building, used as an advertisement: The concert was advertised on a billboard by the highway. ► poster an advertisement on a wall, often with a picture on it: Her room was decorated with old movie posters. ► flier a piece of paper with an advertisement on it, often given to you in the street: Two young men stood on the corner handing out fliers for the new dance club. ► classifieds (also want/classified ads) short advertisements on the Internet or in a newspaper, in which people offer jobs or things for sale: Greg found his bike through an online classified ad. ► job listing/advertisement an advertisement for a job on the Internet or in a newspaper: I’ve been checking the job listings every day for a new job. ► junk mail unwanted letters that you receive in the mail, containing advertisements: No one writes letters anymore – all I ever get is junk mail. ► spam unwanted emails containing advertisements: I delete about five spam messages from my inbox every day. ► pop-up a window, often containing an advertisement, that suddenly appears on a computer screen when you are looking at a website: I’m always getting pop-ups for travel sites when I surf the Web. 1an advertisement for a movie or television program that consists of short parts from it to show what it will be like: There’s usually about 15 minutes of previews before the movie.► see thesaurus at advertisement2eng. lang. arts an occasion when you can see a movie, play, etc. before it is shown to the public: preview of Previews of the play run this week.3an opportunity to see or experience what something will be like: Last night’s speech provides a preview of the campaign ahead. → see also sneak preview noun | verb previewpreview2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEpreview |
Present | I, you, we, they | preview | | he, she, it | previews | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | previewed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have previewed | | he, she, it | has previewed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had previewed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will preview | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have previewed |
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Present | I | am previewing | | he, she, it | is previewing | | you, we, they | are previewing | Past | I, he, she, it | was previewing | | you, we, they | were previewing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been previewing | | he, she, it | has been previewing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been previewing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be previewing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been previewing |
1to see or watch something before someone else or before the public: The press will preview the exhibit tomorrow.2to show or perform something before it is shown to or performed for the public |