briefly
In a brief manner, summarilyIn a brief manner, summarily.
» Let me comment briefly on that.
Meaning
3 sensesIn a brief manner, summarily.
He covered the subject briefly in his book.
kurz
кра́ткоkrátko, ко́роткоkórotko, вкра́тцеvkrátce
in a concise manner; in a few words
For a brief period.
He only worked here briefly.
To be brief, in short.
Briefly, I am not happy about what happened, but no one will be losing their job.
for a short time
Examples
110 sentencesLet me comment briefly on that.
Let me briefly explain this to you.
deIch erkläre dir das mal kurz.
Can you briefly sum up what was said at the meeting?
ruТы можешь вкратце пересказать, что говорили на собрании?
Could you please briefly introduce yourself?
Let me briefly explain.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English breefly, breffly, brevely, brevelike, breveliche, equivalent to briefFrom Middle English breefly, breffly, brevely, brevelike, breveliche, equivalent to brief + -ly.
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Forms
more briefly, most briefly| Comparative | more briefly Lesson |
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| Superlative | most briefly |
regular
Synonyms
11 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb