preview

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

From pre- + view; compare Old French preveü, past participle of preveoir (“to foresee”).

I'd called that afternoon to lower the reserve on one of my lots and had been told that because of some union squabble the preview would continue till just before the sale, now scheduled to kick off at eight- thirty. — The Samurai Strategy, Thomas Hoover

prevue, trailer

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