preview.
An experience of something in advance.
Meaning & usage
An experience of something in advance.
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.
Where this word comes from
From pre- + view; compare Old French preveü, past participle of preveoir (“to foresee”).
To show or watch something, or part of it, before it is complete.
To show something in advance, a facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.
Where this word comes from
From pre- + view; compare Old French preveü, past participle of preveoir (“to foresee”).
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