[ UK /bɹˈiːf/ ]
[ US /ˈbɹif/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. concise and succinct
    covered the matter in a brief statement
  2. of short duration or distance
    a brief stay in the country
  3. (of clothing) very short
    a brief bikini
    an abbreviated swimsuit
NOUN
  1. a condensed written summary or abstract
  2. a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
VERB
  1. give essential information to someone
    The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade
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How To Use brief In A Sentence

  • He says the briefcase is impractical: A lot of other people in our office use rucksacks because they cycle to work. Briefcases are the new suspenders | clusterflock
  • Traditional methods for liquid or semiliquid fecal incontinence management, such as the use of absorbent briefs/pads, skin cleansers, and moisturizers, are only moderately successful in alleviating the consequences of fecal incontinence. New Data Shows Budget Impact of Fecal Management System in Hospital ICU
  • (12 May 2006) - Three years in the business might seem like a too-brief span for a retrospective, but since 2003, Washington D. C.-based quartet the Fort Knox Five founded their own record label (called Fort Knox Recordings), remixed the likes of Tito Puente, Louis Armstrong, And Tower of Power, and collaborated with hip hop's elder statesman Africa Bambaataa-not to mention all the bodies they've got moving on the ... Cool Hunting
  • A brief summary was made on the clinical pharmacology and application of aztreonam.
  • They are hired to crack a safe, photograph the contents of a locked briefcase inside, and return it to the owner without him knowing.
  • The first letter she wrote me was less than a page long, and her second letter was similarly brief.
  • But their brief respite in the conditioned air of the shuttle made that first step outside a gasper. Cattle Town
  • The position of the respondent husband may also be briefly stated.
  • What I really liked, from my white boy point-of-view, was Eddie taking a brief second to explain his continual usage of the N-word: because its power is lessened the more it's used.
  • She gave me a cheerful grin and rattled off her past employers, accompanied by a brief biodata, both seemingly satisfying.
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