preshow
Elementary (A2)
IPA: //ˈprɛʃoʊ//
KK: /ˈprɛʃoʊ/
noun
Definition
A smaller performance or event that takes place before the main show or entertainment.
Example
The preshow featured local artists and set the mood for the main event.
Conversation
Are you excited for the concert tonight?
Definitely! I heard there’s a preshow before the main act starts.
Yeah, I hope the preshow is entertaining too.
I read that they have some great local bands performing.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
opener
foreplay
prelude
Antonyms
finale
conclusion
aftermath
verb
Definition
To display or present something before the main event or performance.
Example
The theater will preshow the new film before its official release.
Tense Forms
Past: preshowed
Past Participle: preshowed
Conversation
Did you hear they're going to preshow the new movie next week?
No way! That sounds exciting.
Yeah, it’ll give us a sneak peek before the official release.
Root Explanation
Preshow → It is formed from "pre-" (meaning before) and "show" (from Old English "sceawian", meaning to look at or to display). The word "preshow" refers to an event or presentation that occurs before the main show.
Memory Tip
Think of something that happens 'before' ('pre-') the main 'display' ('show') — that's what a preshow is.
Visually Confused Words
resow
reshower
foreshow