āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to brief
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āĻāĻžāύāĻžāύā§, āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to give someone essential information or instructions about a particular subject or task
Transitive: to brief sb | to brief sb on a subject or task
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The military officer briefed the squad on the mission objectives and the expected challenges.
āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻāϰā§āϤāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻĻāϞāĻā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āώā§āĻĒā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was asked to brief the lengthy document for the meeting.
āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āύāĻĨāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
brief
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āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ, āϏā§āĻŦāϞā§āĻĒ
short in duration
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He gave a brief explanation of the concept.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāĻāĻžāϰā§
(of clothes) short and revealing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The beachgoers lounged in their brief swimsuits, soaking up the sun on the hot sand.
āϏā§āĻāϤ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϞā§āĻā§āϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϏāĻžāĻāϤāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§ āĻļā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ⧠āϰā§āĻĻ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He gave a brief and clear response to the question.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ, āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻĢ
a short document stating the facts provided by one side of a case to be presented to a court or judge
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The brief included key evidence and legal precedents relevant to the case.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was handed a complex brief involving corporate litigation.
āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϰā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻž āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻāĻāύāĻā§āĻŦā§, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻāĻāύāĻā§āĻŦā§
a defense attorney representing someone in legal matters
Dialect
British
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The accused insisted on consulting with his brief before proceeding in court.
āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāύāĻā§āĻŦā§ āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāĻ, āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāύāĻž
the instructions and information given to provide a clear understanding of what is expected from someone in their job or assignment
Dialect
British
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before starting the project, the team received a detailed brief about their roles and objectives.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§, āĻĻāϞāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻĢ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻāĻļ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύā§āĻ
a short, written summary or outline that condenses key information into a simplified form
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before the meeting, we were given a brief that outlined the agenda.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāĻā§, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝāĻž āĻāĻā§āύā§āĻĄāĻž āϰā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
briefing
debrief
brief
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