preview English · revision 10804

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1607|origins=en pre-|origins=en view}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈpriː.vjuː/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[pre-]], before, and [[view]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ To see beforehand, foresee: 1607.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The Century Dictionary marked the verb as rare in 1895.^(Etymonline) The noun, previous viewing or foresight, is from 1855,^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989) and a foretaste or preliminary survey from 1880–82.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) A showing of a film, book or exhibition before its public release is from 1920–22,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) sometimes spelled prevue,^(OED 1989)^(Collins 2023) and the verb, to show a film before its opening, from 1928.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) A preview performance of a play is from 1978.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1607 – to foresee.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1855 – foresight (noun).^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1880 – a foretaste.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1922 – an advance showing.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1928 – to preview a film.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # An advance showing of a [[film]], play or exhibition before it opens to the public.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A preliminary look or sample: ''a preview of the season''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To show or see in advance.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To give a preliminary account of.^(AHD)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[previewer]]

+ * [[unpreviewed]]

+ * [[sneak preview]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[view]]

+ * [[review]]

+ * [[interview]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}