preview

/ˌpriˈvju/

/ˈprivju/

Other forms: previews; previewed; previewing

A preview gives you a look at something that hasn't been released yet. You see lots of previews at the movies.

If you've been to a movie lately, chances are you saw plenty of previews — little highlights of upcoming movies that are designed to make you want to see them. Any little snippet designed to get you excited about something to come can be called a preview. If you're writing a novel, you could give someone a preview by reading them a few lines. And you're lucky enough to see a show before it opens to the public, you're previewing it.

Definitions of preview

1. noun

   a preliminary introduction to or inspection of something
2. noun

   an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
   synonyms: prevue, trailer

   type of:

   ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing

   a public promotion of some product or service
3. noun

   a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public
   types:

   sneak preview

   a preview to test audience reactions

   type of:

   screening, showing, viewing

   the display of a motion picture
4. verb

   see or inspect in a preliminary way or in advance
   type of:

   catch, see, take in, view, watch

   see or watch
5. verb

   watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public
   type of:

   catch, see, take in, view, watch

   see or watch