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1. (adj.) brief
lasting or taking a short time.
2. brief
using few words; concise:
a brief report.
3. brief
abrupt; curt.
4. brief
scanty:
a brief bathing suit.
5. (n.) brief
a short and concise statement or written item.
6. brief
a memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
7. brief
a written statement submitted to a court by counsel presenting the principal facts, points of law, and arguments related to a client's case.
8. brief
an outline, summary.
9. brief
briefs, (used with a pl. v.) close-fitting legless underpants with an elastic waistband.
10. brief
a papal letter less formal than a bull.
11. (v.t.) brief
to make an abstract or summary of.
12. brief
to instruct by a brief or briefing.
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| Definition of 'Brief' |
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1. (noun) brief, legal brief
a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
2. (adj) brief
a condensed written summary or abstract
3. (adj) brief
of short duration or distance
"a brief stay in the country"
4. (adj) brief
concise and succinct
"covered the matter in a brief statement"
5. (verb) abbreviated, brief
(of clothing) very short
"an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"
6. (verb) brief
give essential information to someone
"The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"
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1. (adjective) brief
to bridge the gap
≠ long
a brief discussion/stay
2. brief
≠ full, lengthy
a brief description; the news in brief; ***The article describes briefly what happened.
3. (verb) brief
***in brief
to give instructions or information
a meeting to brief him on current issues
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Brief
short in duration
2. (adj) Brief
concise; terse; succinct
3. (adj) Brief
rife; common; prevalent
4. (adj) Brief
a short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words
5. (adj) Brief
an epitome
6. (adj) Brief
an abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument
7. (adj) Brief
a writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2
8. (adverb) Brief
briefly
9. (adverb) Brief
soon; quickly
10. (noun) Brief
a writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence
11. (noun) Brief
a letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose
12. (verb) Brief
to make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings
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Sense: not long; short
a brief visit; a brief account.
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 Afrikaans: kort, vlugtig |
 Arabic: وَجيز، قَصير |
 Bulgarian: кратък |
 Brazilian: breve |
 Czech: krátký, stručný |
 German: kurz |
 Danish: kort; kortvarig |
 Greek: σύντομος |
 Spanish: breve |
 Estonian: lühike |
 Farsi: کوتاه؛ کم |
 Finnish: lyhyt |
 French: bref |
 Hebrew: קָצַר |
 Hindi: संक्षिप्त |
 Croatian: kratak |
 Hungarian: rövid |
 Indonesian: singkat |
 Icelandic: stuttur |
 Italian: breve |
 Japanese: 短時間の |
 Korean: 짧은 |
 Lithuanian: trumpas |
 Latvian: īss; neilgs |
 Malay: singkat |
 Dutch: kort |
 Norwegian: kortvarig, stutt |
 Polish: krótki |
 Persian: کوتاه؛ کم |
 Pashto: لنډ، لږ |
 Portuguese: breve |
 Romanian: scurt |
 Russian: краткий |
 Slovak: krátky, stručný |
 Slovenian: kratek |
 Serbian: kratak |
 Swedish: kort, kortvarig, kortfatt |
 Thai: โดยย่อ |
 Turkish: kısa |
 Taiwanese: 短暫的 |
 Ukrainian: короткий, стислий |
 Vietnamese: ngắn gọn |
 Chinese: 短暂的 |
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