brief
To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making powerTo summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
» I'll be brief.
Ich werde mich kurz fassen. — Sudajaengi
Буду краток. — Olya
Я буду краток. — Selena777
Я буду краткой. — Selena777
Буду лаконічний. — deniko
Буду лаконічною. — deniko
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2 senses(transitive)To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability.
briefen, instruieren, einweisen
резюми́роватьrezjumírovatʹ
(transitive)To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
- give essential information to someone
Examples
193 sentencesI'll be brief.
Буду лаконічний. — deniko
ruБуду краток. — Olya
deIch werde mich kurz fassen. — Sudajaengi
He sent me a brief note.
deEr schickte mir eine kurze Nachricht. — stephie
He died after a brief illness.
ruОн умер после непродолжительной болезни. — marafon
The train made a brief stop.
ruПоезд сделал короткую остановку. — marafon
I'll try to keep this brief.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English breef, breve, bref, from Old French brief, bref, from Latin brevis (“sFrom Middle English breef, breve, bref, from Old French brief, bref, from Latin brevis (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short, brief”). Doublet of breve and merry.
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Forms
briefs, briefing, briefed, briefedWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.