Associations to the word «Preview»

Wiktionary

PREVIEW, noun. A foretaste of something.
PREVIEW, noun. (colloquial) An advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
PREVIEW, noun. Something seen in advance.
PREVIEW, verb. To show or watch something, or part of it, before it is complete.

Dictionary definition

PREVIEW, noun. An advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future.
PREVIEW, noun. A screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public.
PREVIEW, verb. Watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats