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B0481000 (brēf)adj. brief·er, brief·est 1. Short in time, duration, length, or extent.2. Succinct; concise: a brief account of the incident.3. Curt; abrupt: We were upset because he was so brief with us.n.1. A short, succinct statement.2. A condensation or an abstract of a larger document or series of documents.3. Law A document concisely stating the legal points being made, including often the citation and explanation of supporting legal authority.4. Roman Catholic Church A papal letter that is not as formal as a bull.5. A briefing.6. often briefs Short, tight-fitting underpants.7. briefs Chiefly British The instructions that are given to explain a task or assignment.tr.v. briefed, brief·ing, briefs 1. To give instructions or preparatory information to: briefed the astronauts before the mission.2. To summarize.Idiom: in brief In short.

[Middle English bref, from Old French, from Latin brevis. N., Middle English bref, written communication, from Old French, from Medieval Latin breve, from Latin, neuter of brevis, short; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots.]

brief′er n.brief′ly adv.brief′ness n.

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in brief - in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly"concisely, in short, briefly, shortly

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(briːf) adjective not long; short. a brief visit; a brief account.短暂的 noun a short statement of facts (especially in a lawsuit, of a client's case). a lawyer's brief.概要 verb to give detailed instructions to (especially a barrister, group of soldiers etc). The astronauts were briefed before the space mission. 向…介绍基本情况，向...下达指示 ˈbriefing noun instructions and information. The pilots were given a briefing before they left. 情况简介，简报 ˈbriefly adverbHe told me briefly what he knew.简要地briefs noun plural (used especially in shops) women's pants or men's underpants. a pair of briefs.短裤brevity (ˈbrevəti) noun shortness (of speech, writing, time etc). He is well known for the brevity of his speeches.简短ˈbriefcase noun a light case for papers, made of leather etc. a businessman's briefcase.公文包in brief in a few words. In brief, we have been successful.简言之

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In summary; to say it briefly. The film was, in brief, dull. If you can, please explain it in brief.See also: brief

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briefly; concisely. The whole story, in brief, is that Bob failed algebra because he did not study. Please tell me in brief why you want this job.See also: brief

in brief

Also, in short; in a word. Concisely, in few words, to sum up. All three phrases usually precede or follow a summary statement, as in In brief, we didn't get much out of his speech, or There was no agenda; in short, they could discuss whatever they wanted to, or The sun was shining, the sky was clear-in a word, it was a beautiful day. The first expression dates from the early 1400s; in short dates from the 1300s but the present usage dates from the 1700s; the hyperbolic in a word (since there is nearly always more than one word) dates from the late 1500s. See also: brief

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COMMON If someone says or writes something in brief, they use as few words as possible and do not give many details. This in brief is how I see the situation at the moment. The disease is discussed in brief here.See also: brief

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in a few words: I won’t give a you a long history of the dispute; in brief, it led to the business closing. ♢ And now, the news in brief.See also: brief

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adv in a concise manner

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