preview

About 2.25 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An experience of something in advance.
2. noun An advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
3. noun A short collection of clips edited together to advertise a film, television show, etc.; a trailer.
4. noun The act of seeing something in advance.

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

5. noun A facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.
6. verb To show or watch something, or part of it, before it is complete.
7. verb To show something in advance, a facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.

Similar words

prevue foretaste prepayment harbinger prior preliminary presentation visioning viewing view

Often followed by

of the window and button in to pane your

Word family

previewed previewer previewers previewing previews prevue prevues trailer