Brief - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |brɪf|  American pronunciation of the word brief
Brit.  |briːf|  British pronunciation of the word brief

noun

- a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
- a condensed written summary or abstract

verb

- give essential information to someone
The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade

adjective

- of short duration or distance
a brief stay in the country
- concise and succinct
covered the matter in a brief statement
- (of clothing) very short (syn: abbreviated)
a brief bikini

Extra examples

The meeting will be brief.

The essay is brief but thorough enough.

Her brief is to manage the company's sales department.

...a one-page brief of the intelligence report...

The captain briefed the crew on the new safety procedures.

The President has been briefed by his advisers.

My brief was to train and advise the staff.

You'll be briefed at Control.

We were briefed that if we could not sight and identify the target we had to bring our bombs back.

The Prime Minister asked his officials to brief him on the subject.

We stopped by Alice's house for a brief visit.

Let's keep this conversation brief; I have a plane to catch.

Greene spent a brief time at Cambridge.

The President read a brief statement to reporters before boarding his plane.

The architect's brief is to design an extension that is modern but blends with the rest of the building.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: brief
he/she/it: briefs
present participle: briefing
past tense: briefed
past participle: briefed
noun
singular: brief
plural: briefs
adjective
comparative: briefer
superlative: briefest
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