foreview

English

Etymology

From fore- +‎ view.

Noun

foreview (plural foreviews)

1. A preview
   • 1900, Book News, volume 18, page 334:

     James Ford Rhodes contributes a thoughtful paper on history; Ethel Pufier treats of the dread of loss of personality; Clement Smith gives a foreview of the American College of the Twentieth Century.

   • 2000, John R. Rice, Bible Lessons on the Book of Revelation - Page 7:

     Dr. Scofield continues: "It is incredible that in a prophecy covering the church period there should be no such foreview. [...]"

   • 2007, F. T. Chisholm, Keys to the Apocalypse - Page 156:

     Most conclusively of all, these messages do present an exact foreview of the spiritual history of the Church, and in this precise order.

2. (humorous, nonce word) A forward view
   • 1995, John R. Bourne, The Influence of Technology on Engineering Education - Page 56:

     Despite the long drive, the position was irresistible because the campus serves as a test site for advanced networking technologies. She glances in the "foreview" mirror to check the traffic.