preview

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹiːvjʉː/

Etymology

Old French preveü, past participle of prevoir (“to foresee”). See pre- + view.

Noun

Wikipedia preview (plural previews)

1. A foretaste of something.
2. (colloquial) An advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
3. Something seen in advance.

Synonyms

• forelook

Translations

foretaste of something

German: Vorschau f., Vorblick m. Greek: προεπισκόπηση (el) (proepiskópisi) f. Kurdish: پێشبینی (ku) (péshbini)

Polish: przedsmak m. Russian: предвкушение (ru) (predvkušénije) n. Swedish: förhandsvisning (sv), försmak (sv) c., glimt (sv) c.

advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.

Dutch: voorproefje (nl) n. German: Vorschau f., Voraufführung f. Greek: πρώτη προβολή f. Icelandic: stikla (is) f.

Polish: prapremiera f. Russian: предварительный просмотр (ru) (predvarítel'nyj prosmótr) m., предосмотр (ru) (predosmótr) m. Swedish: förhandsvisning (sv) c.

something seen in advance

Polish: podgląd m.

Russian: предосмотр (ru) (predosmótr) m.

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Esperanto: antaŭmontro French: avant-première f., aperçu m.

Verb

preview (third-person singular simple present previews, present participle previewing, simple past and past participle previewed)

1. To show or watch something, or part of it, before it is complete.

Translations

to show something in advance

French: diffuser (fr) Indonesian: pratayang

Swedish: förhandsvisa (sv)

to see something in advance

French: prévoir (fr)

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• French: montrer en avant-première, assister à l'avant-première