Dictionary

premiere en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pɹɪ-/ (General-American)
• /-ˈmiɚ/ (General-American)
• /pɹəˈmɪɚ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpɹɛmjɛə/ (UK)

Etymology

From French première (“first”).

Meanings

1. The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.
2. The first episode of a television show or a particular season of that show.
3. In a series of narrative works, the installment that is chronologically set first.
4. The leading woman of a group, especially in a theatrical cast.

Forms

Antonyms

finale

Deriveds

postpremiere · prepremiere · nonpremiere

Translations (39)

ja 初演 (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · ms tayangan perdana (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · nn premiere (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · cs premiéra (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · bg премиера (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · el πρεμιέρα (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · ro premieră (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · hu ősbemutató (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · az premyera (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · fi kantaesitys (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · es estreno (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · mk премиера (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · hu premier (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · id premier (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · fi ensi-ilta (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · ar الْعَرْضُ ٱلْأَوَّل (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · kk премьера (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · id pertunjukkan perdana (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · ja 封切り (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · es premier (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · de Erstaufführung (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · tr prömiyer (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · de Premiere (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · nl première (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · pl premiera (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · nb premiere (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · ru премье́ра (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · mk праизведба (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · pt estreia (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · gl estrea (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · cmn 初次的演出 (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · cmn 首演 (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · ca estrena (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · it prima (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · fr première (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · hy պրեմիերա (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · id penampilan perdana (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · sv premiär (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment) · de Uraufführung (first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment)

premiere en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /pɹɪ-/ (General-American)
• /-ˈmiɚ/ (General-American)
• /pɹəˈmɪɚ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpɹɛmjɛə/ (UK)

Etymology

From French première (“first”).

Meanings

1. (intransitive) Of a film or play, to play for the first time.
   • The new film premieres this weekend.
   • His two most recent films are last year's Greyhound, a Hanks-penned World War Two thriller in which he plays a naval commander, and now News of the World, a Western set in the years immediately following the close of the US Civil War, directed by Paul Greengrass, which is premiering around the world on Netflix tomorrow. 2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC:
2. (transitive) To present a film or play for the first time.
   • The local theatre will premiere its latest play this week.

Forms

Relateds

premier

Translations (14)

vi khởi chiếu ((intransitive) of a film or play, to play for the first time) · ru вы́йти ((intransitive) of a film or play, to play for the first time) · es estrenar ((intransitive) of a film or play, to play for the first time) · ru выходи́ть ((intransitive) of a film or play, to play for the first time) · ro avea premiera ((intransitive) of a film or play, to play for the first time) · es estrenar ((transitive) to present a film or play for the first time) · ca estrenar ((intransitive) of a film or play, to play for the first time) · pl mieć premierę ((intransitive) of a film or play, to play for the first time) · sv ha premiär ((intransitive) of a film or play, to play for the first time) · pl wystawić premierę ((transitive) to present a film or play for the first time) · pt estrear ((intransitive) of a film or play, to play for the first time) · pl premierować ((intransitive) of a film or play, to play for the first time) · pl wystawiać premierę ((transitive) to present a film or play for the first time) · de uraufführen ((intransitive) of a film or play, to play for the first time)