debrief
To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain informationTo question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).
» Tom debriefed Mary.
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3 senses(transitive)To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).
(eingehend) befragen, vernehmen
(transitive)To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project, in order to learn from mistakes, etc.
nachbesprechen
(transitive)To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.
(eingehend) unterrichten
- put someone through a debriefing and make them report
Examples
2 sentencesTom debriefed Mary.
It's important to debrief subjects after an experiment.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 3
Forms
debriefs, debriefing, debriefed, debriefedWord family
3 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.