preview en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɹiːvjuː/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpɹiːvʉu/ (Ireland)
- /ˈpɹiːvjuː/ Dublin
Etymology
From pre- + view; compare Old French preveü, past participle of preveoir (“to foresee”).
Meanings
-
An experience of something in advance.
It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; […].
2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:
- (colloquial) An advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- A short collection of clips edited together to advertise a film, television show, etc.; a trailer.
- The act of seeing something in advance.
- A facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| previews | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sneak preview · postpreview · preview-quality
Synonyms
forelook · foreview · foretaste
Translations (75)
hu betekintő (foretaste of something) · es premier (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · ja プレビュー (computing facility) · ko 미리보기 (the act of seeing something in advance) · nl voorvertoning (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · ms previu (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · nl avant-première (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · it previsualizzazione (computing facility) · hu betekintés (foretaste of something) · ckb پێشبینی (foretaste of something) · sv försmak (foretaste of something) · hu előzetes (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · hi पूर्वावलोकन (computing facility) · hi झलक (foretaste of something) · pl prapremiera (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · hi झलक (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · sv förhandsvisning (foretaste of something) · nl voorproefje (foretaste of something) · de Vorschau (foretaste of something) · gl previsualización (computing facility) · es vista previa (computing facility) · sv glimt (foretaste of something) · de Preview (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · pt pré-visualização (computing facility) · ms treler (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · fi esikatselu (computing facility) · ru предвкуше́ние (foretaste of something) · nl voorsmaakje (foretaste of something) · el πρώτη προβολή (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · az ilkin baxış (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · is stikla (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · kn ಮುನ್ನೋಟ (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · nl voorsmaak (foretaste of something) · el προεπισκόπηση (foretaste of something) · de Vorblick (foretaste of something) · ja 試写会 (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · bg предвари́телен пре́глед (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · sv förhandsvisning (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · it visione in anteprima (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · hi प्रस्तुतीकरण (foretaste of something) · hu ízelítő (foretaste of something) · fi esimaku (foretaste of something) · hu előbemutató (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · pt antestreia (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · ru предвари́тельный просмо́тр (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · ru предвари́тельный просмо́тр (computing facility) · az önbaxış (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · ru предосмо́тр (computing facility) · sh pregled (the act of seeing something in advance) · nl voorproef (foretaste of something) · fr aperçu (foretaste of something) · pt prévia (foretaste of something) · mi arokitenga (computing facility) · ru предосмо́тр (the act of seeing something in advance) · nl voorschouw (the act of seeing something in advance) · nb forhåndsvisning (computing facility) · es previsualización (computing facility) · hi प्रस्तुतीकरण (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · nl voorproefje (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · ti ቅድመ ትርኢት (computing facility) · cmn 預覽 /预览 (computing facility) · hu nyomtatási kép (computing facility) · es vista preliminar (computing facility) · es preestreno (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · hu előnézet (computing facility) · pl przedsmak (foretaste of something) · fi esinäytös (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · ms pratonton (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · pl podgląd (the act of seeing something in advance) · ru предосмо́тр (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · it anteprima (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · de Voraufführung (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · fi ennalta näkeminen (the act of seeing something in advance) · de Vorschau (advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.) · it assaggio (foretaste of something)