brief

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From Latin brevis

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brief (comparative more brief, superlative most brief)

Positive
brief

Comparative
more brief

Superlative
most brief

  1. Of short duration or distance.
  2. Concise.

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Singular
brief

Plural
briefs

brief (plural briefs)

  1. (law) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
  2. (informal) A short news story or report.
    • We got a news brief.

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Infinitive
to brief

Third person singular
briefs

Simple past
briefed

Past participle
briefed

Present participle
briefing

to brief (third-person singular simple present briefs, present participle briefing, simple past and past participle briefed)

  1. (transitive) To knowledgeably summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
    The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability.
  2. (transitive, law) To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.

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brief m. (plural brieven, diminutive briefje, diminutive plural briefjes)

  1. letter

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