preview
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.
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a preliminary introduction to or inspection of something
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an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near futuretype of:ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizinga public promotion of some product or service
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a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general publictypes:sneak previewa preview to test audience reactions
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see or inspect in a preliminary way or in advance
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watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public
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Vocabulary lists containing preview
A thorough survey of various textbooks, assignments, content area standards, and examinations yields the following list of words compiled by Jim Burke. You cannot expect to succeed on assignments if you do not understand the directions.
Prepare for the TOEFL Exam by learning these words that begin with the prefix pre-, meaning "before."