noun
Meaning 1
An experience of something in advance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: foretaste
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
preview
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈpɹiːvjuː/
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Ireland: /ˈpɹiːvʉu/
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/ˈpɹiːvjuː/ Dublin
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noun
Meaning 2
An advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A short collection of clips edited together to advertise a film, television show, etc.; a trailer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
The act of seeing something in advance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
To show or watch something, or part of it, before it is complete.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
To show something in advance, a facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: screening, showing, viewing
Narrower terms: sneak preview
noun
Meaning 9
an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prevue, trailer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert
verb
Meaning 10
watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: watch, view, see, catch, take in
History
Etymology
From pre- + view; compare Old French preveü, past participle of preveoir (“to foresee”).
Across languages
Translations
92 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: voorsmaak — foretaste of something
- Dutch: voorsmaakje — foretaste of something
- Dutch: voorproef — foretaste of something
- Dutch: voorproefje — foretaste of something
- Finnish: esimaku — foretaste of something
- French: aperçu — foretaste of something
- German: Vorschau — foretaste of something
- German: Vorblick — foretaste of something
- Greek: προεπισκόπηση (proepiskópisi) — foretaste of something
- Hindi: झलक (jhalak) — foretaste of something
- Hindi: प्रस्तुतीकरण (prastutīkraṇ) — foretaste of something
- Hungarian: betekintés — foretaste of something
- Hungarian: betekintő — foretaste of something
- Hungarian: ízelítő — foretaste of something
- Italian: assaggio — foretaste of something
- Central Kurdish: پێشبینی (pêşbînî) — foretaste of something
- Polish: przedsmak — foretaste of something
- Portuguese: prévia — foretaste of something
- Russian: предвкуше́ние (predvkušénije) — foretaste of something
- Swedish: förhandsvisning — foretaste of something
- Swedish: försmak — foretaste of something
- Swedish: glimt — foretaste of something
- Azerbaijani: önbaxış — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Azerbaijani: ilkin baxış — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Bulgarian: предвари́телен пре́глед (predvarítelen prégled) — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Dutch: voorproefje — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Dutch: avant-première — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Dutch: voorvertoning — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- German: Vorschau — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- German: Voraufführung — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- German: Preview — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Greek: πρώτη προβολή (próti provolí) — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Hindi: झलक (jhalak) — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Hindi: प्रस्तुतीकरण (prastutīkraṇ) — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Hungarian: előzetes — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Hungarian: előbemutató — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Icelandic: stikla — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Italian: anteprima — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Italian: visione in anteprima — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Japanese: 試写会 (shishakai) — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Kannada: ಮುನ್ನೋಟ (munnōṭa) — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Malay: pratonton — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Malay: previu — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Malay: treler — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Polish: prapremiera — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Portuguese: antestreia — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Russian: предвари́тельный просмо́тр (predvarítelʹnyj prosmótr) — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Russian: предосмо́тр (predosmótr) — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Spanish: preestreno — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Spanish: premier — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Swedish: förhandsvisning — advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Dutch: voorschouw — the act of seeing something in advance
- Korean: 미리보기 (miribogi) — the act of seeing something in advance
- Polish: podgląd — the act of seeing something in advance
- Russian: предосмо́тр (predosmótr) — the act of seeing something in advance
- Serbo-Croatian: pregled — the act of seeing something in advance
- Chinese Mandarin: 預覽 /预览 (yùlǎn) — computing facility
- Finnish: esikatselu — computing facility
- Galician: previsualización — computing facility
- Hindi: पूर्वावलोकन (pūrvāvlokan) — computing facility
- Hungarian: előnézet — computing facility
- Hungarian: nyomtatási kép — computing facility
- Italian: previsualizzazione — computing facility
- Japanese: プレビュー (purebyū) — computing facility
- Māori: arokitenga — computing facility
- Norwegian Bokmål: forhåndsvisning — computing facility
- Portuguese: pré-visualização — computing facility
- Russian: предвари́тельный просмо́тр (predvarítelʹnyj prosmótr) — computing facility
- Russian: предосмо́тр (predosmótr) — computing facility
- Spanish: previsualización — computing facility
- Spanish: vista previa — computing facility
- Spanish: vista preliminar — computing facility
- Tigrinya: ቅድመ ትርኢት (ḳədmä tərʾit) — computing facility
- Catalan: visionar — to show something in advance
- French: diffuser — to show something in advance
- Indonesian: pratayang — to show something in advance
- Korean: 미리 보다 (miri boda) — to show something in advance
- Māori: arokite — to show something in advance
- Māori: tiro takamua — to show something in advance
- Spanish: premostrar — to show something in advance
- Spanish: preestrenar — to show something in advance
- Swedish: förhandsvisa — to show something in advance
- Spanish: visionar — to watch something in advance
- Finnish: esikatsella — computing: to see something in advance
- French: prévoir — computing: to see something in advance
- French: prévisualiser — computing: to see something in advance
- Galician: previsualizar — computing: to see something in advance
- Italian: previsualizzare — computing: to see something in advance
- Māori: tiro takamua — computing: to see something in advance
- Portuguese: pré-visualizar — computing: to see something in advance
- Spanish: previsualizar — computing: to see something in advance
- Swedish: förhandsgranska — computing: to see something in advance
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