preview

noun

/ˈpriːvjuː/

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an occasion at which you can see a film, a show, etc. before it is shown to the general public
- a press preview (= for journalists only)
- a special preview of our winter fashion collection
- On today’s show, we’ll have exclusive previews of some of the best new music.
see also sneak previewTopics Film and theatreb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- press
- sneak
- exclusive
- …
verb + preview
- get
- have
- see
- …
preview + noun
- audience
- screening
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a description in a newspaper or a magazine that tells you about a film, a television programme, etc. before it is shown to the public
- Turn to page 12 for a preview of next week's programmes.
Topics TV, radio and newsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- press
- sneak
- exclusive
- …
verb + preview
- get
- have
- see
- …
preview + noun
- audience
- screening
See full entry
(North American English)
(also trailer especially in British English)
a series of short scenes from a film or television programme, shown in advance to advertise it
a chance to see what something will be like before it happens or is shown
- Click on the print preview button.

verb

/ˈpriːvjuː/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they preview	/ˈpriːvjuː/ /ˈpriːvjuː/
he / she / it previews	/ˈpriːvjuːz/ /ˈpriːvjuːz/
past simple previewed	/ˈpriːvjuːd/ /ˈpriːvjuːd/
past participle previewed	/ˈpriːvjuːd/ /ˈpriːvjuːd/
-ing form previewing	/ˈpriːvjuːɪŋ/ /ˈpriːvjuːɪŋ/

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preview something to see a film, a television programme, etc. before it is shown to the general public and write an account of it for a newspaper or magazine
- The exhibition was previewed in last week's issue.
Topics TV, radio and newsb1, Film and theatreb1
preview something (especially North American English) to give somebody a short account of something that is going to happen, be studied, etc.
- The professor previewed the course for us.