brief
brief
bri:f
brif
/briːf/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "brief"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϜāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧋, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

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
to brief definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The military officer briefed the squad on the mission objectives and the expected challenges.
āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāύ⧇āϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻĻāϞāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to create a summarized version of something, condensing the main points or information into a shorter form
Transitive: to brief information or content
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was asked to brief the lengthy document for the meeting.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āύāĻĨāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ

short in duration
brief definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He gave a brief explanation of the concept.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀

(of clothes) short and revealing
brief definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The beachgoers lounged in their brief swimsuits, soaking up the sun on the hot sand.
āϏ⧈āĻ•āϤ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϞ⧋āϕ⧇āϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϏāĻžāρāϤāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϰ⧋āĻĻ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ, āϏāĻžāϰāĻ—āĻ°ā§āĻ­

concise and to the point
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He gave a brief and clear response to the question.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§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
brief definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The brief included key evidence and legal precedents relevant to the case.
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āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—

a legal case or assignment given to a lawyer to argue or handle in court
Dialectbritish flagBritish
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was handed a complex brief involving corporate litigation.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĒā§‹āϰ⧇āϟ āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāχāύāĻœā§€āĻŦā§€, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§€ āφāχāύāĻœā§€āĻŦā§€

a defense attorney representing someone in legal matters
Dialectbritish flagBritish
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The accused insisted on consulting with his brief before proceeding in court.
āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāχāύāĻœā§€āĻŦā§€ āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāĻ‚, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāύāĻž

the instructions and information given to provide a clear understanding of what is expected from someone in their job or assignment
Dialectbritish flagBritish
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before starting the project, the team received a detailed brief about their roles and objectives.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇, āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻĢ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύ⧋āϟ

a short, written summary or outline that condenses key information into a simplified form
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before the meeting, we were given a brief that outlined the agenda.
āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇, āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻž āĻāĻœā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āϰ⧂āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

briefing
debrief
brief
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āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
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