preview

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹiːvjʉː/

Etymology

Old French preveu, past participle of preveoir (“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 (de) f, Vorblick (de) m
• Greek: προεπισκόπηση (el) (proepiskópisi) f
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: پێشبینی (ku) (péshbini)

• Polish: przedsmak (pl) 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 (de) f, Voraufführung (de) f
• Greek: πρώτη προβολή (el) (próti provolí) f
• Icelandic: stikla (is) f
• Malay: pratonton (ms), previu (ms), treler (ms)

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

something seen in advance

• Polish: podgląd (pl) m

• Russian: предосмотр (ru) (predosmótr) m

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• Esperanto: antaŭmontro (eo)
• French: avant-première (fr) f, aperçu (fr) 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 (id)

• Swedish: förhandsvisa (sv)

to see something in advance

• French: prévoir (fr)