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verb · intransitive

briefen

briefen · briefens · briefened · briefening

To make or become briefTo make or become brief

Meaning

1 senses

To make or become brief

Origin

From brief + -en.

From brief + -en.

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Forms

briefens, briefening, briefened, briefened

Base form	briefen · to briefen
3rd person singular	briefens
Present participle	briefening
Past simple	briefened
Past participle	briefened

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	briefen
he, she, it	briefens

Past simpleLesson

all persons

briefened

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have briefened
he, she, it	has briefened

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will briefen

Lessons 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 dictionary

briefB1 briefcase briefing brieflyB1 brigade

Dictionary 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.

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