briefly
In a brief manner, summarilyIn a brief manner, summarily.
» Let me comment briefly on that.
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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. — brauchinet
Can you briefly sum up what was said at the meeting?
ruТы можешь вкратце пересказать, что говорили на собрании? — marafon
Could you please briefly introduce yourself?
Let me briefly explain.
Translations
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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