preview

Meanings

Plural: previews

Noun

• an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
• a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public
• An experience of something in advance.
• An advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
• A short collection of clips edited together to advertise a film, television show, etc.; a trailer.
• Something seen in advance.
• A facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.

Verb

• watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public
• To show or watch something, or part of it, before it is complete.
• To show something in advance, a facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.

Synonyms

forelook, foretaste, foreview, prevue, trailer