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PREVIEW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("preview" is a kind of...):
screening; showing; viewing (the display of a motion picture)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "preview"):
sneak preview (a preview to test audience reactions)
Derivation:
preview (watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("preview" is a kind of...):
ad; advert; advertisement; advertising; advertizement; advertizing (a public promotion of some product or service)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they preview ... he / she / it previews
Past simple: previewed
Past participle: previewed
-ing form: previewing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "preview" is one way to...):
catch; see; take in; view; watch (see or watch)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue preview the movie
Derivation:
preview (a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public)
Context examples:
Saturn will enter your fifth house of truelove for a short period, March 21 to July 1, as a preview of what is to come when Saturn settles into Aquarius permanently from December 16, 2020, until March 7, 2023.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Things that happen at an eclipse tend to be laden with meaning, and at the same time, give you a preview of your future.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
When Saturn is done giving you a preview of what’s to come in the future, from March 20 to July 1, he will retreat back into Capricorn to finish up his tour of duty in your seventh house from July 1 to December 16.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
When Saturn moves into Aquarius for the first time since February 1991 on March 20 until July 1 for a preview of what is to occur in coming years, you will gradually move into an important career role.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
When Saturn enters your fifth house of truelove for a preview of what is to come next year and beyond, you will get serious about finding the love of your life and settling down to make a life together.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Saturn will remain in your home and family sector for approximately three-and-a-half months, from March 21 to July 1, and will give you a little preview of what will come in stronger fashion next year and beyond.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
At this time, Saturn will give you a short preview of what is to come when Saturn returns to Aquarius for his more normal, regular stay, spanning nearly three years, from December 16, 2020, to March 7, 2023.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Something else important is happening late on the very same day, March 20, for that is when Saturn will move into Aquarius and light your tenth house of profession until July 1, giving you a preview of what will come from December 16, 2020, to March 7, 2023, when Saturn will remain in Aquarius.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
