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brevet
bre·vet B0475600 (brə-vĕt′, brĕv′ĭt)n. A commission promoting a military officer in rank without an increase in pay.tr.v. bre·vet·ted, bre·vet·ting, bre·vets also bre·vet·ed or bre·vet·ing To promote by brevet.
[Middle English, official letter, from Anglo-Norman, diminutive of bref, letter, from Latin brevis, short; see brief.]
bre·vet′cy (brə-vĕt′sē) n.brevet (ˈbrɛvɪt) n (Military) a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold temporarily a higher military rank without the appropriate pay and allowancesvb, -vets, -vetting, -vetted, -vets, -veting or -veted (Military) (tr) to promote by brevet[C14: from Old French brievet a little letter, from brief letter; see brief] ˈbrevetcy nbre•vet (brəˈvɛt, ˈbrɛv ɪt)
n., v. -vet•ted, -vet•ting -vet•ed, -vet•ing. n. 1. a commission promoting a military officer to a higher rank without increase of pay. v.t. 2. to appoint, promote, or honor by brevet. [1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French brievet. See brief, -et] brevet - An official or authoritative message in writing.See also related terms for official.brevet
Past participle: breveted/brevetted
Gerund: breveting/brevetting
| Present |
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| I brevet | | you brevet | | he/she/it brevets | | we brevet | | you brevet | | they brevet |
| Preterite |
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| I breveted/brevetted | | you breveted/brevetted | | he/she/it breveted/brevetted | | we breveted/brevetted | | you breveted/brevetted | | they breveted/brevetted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am breveting/brevetting | | you are breveting/brevetting | | he/she/it is breveting/brevetting | | we are breveting/brevetting | | you are breveting/brevetting | | they are breveting/brevetting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have breveted/brevetted | | you have breveted/brevetted | | he/she/it has breveted/brevetted | | we have breveted/brevetted | | you have breveted/brevetted | | they have breveted/brevetted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was breveting/brevetting | | you were breveting/brevetting | | he/she/it was breveting/brevetting | | we were breveting/brevetting | | you were breveting/brevetting | | they were breveting/brevetting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had breveted/brevetted | | you had breveted/brevetted | | he/she/it had breveted/brevetted | | we had breveted/brevetted | | you had breveted/brevetted | | they had breveted/brevetted |
| Future |
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| I will brevet | | you will brevet | | he/she/it will brevet | | we will brevet | | you will brevet | | they will brevet |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have breveted/brevetted | | you will have breveted/brevetted | | he/she/it will have breveted/brevetted | | we will have breveted/brevetted | | you will have breveted/brevetted | | they will have breveted/brevetted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be breveting/brevetting | | you will be breveting/brevetting | | he/she/it will be breveting/brevetting | | we will be breveting/brevetting | | you will be breveting/brevetting | | they will be breveting/brevetting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been breveting/brevetting | | you have been breveting/brevetting | | he/she/it has been breveting/brevetting | | we have been breveting/brevetting | | you have been breveting/brevetting | | they have been breveting/brevetting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been breveting/brevetting | | you will have been breveting/brevetting | | he/she/it will have been breveting/brevetting | | we will have been breveting/brevetting | | you will have been breveting/brevetting | | they will have been breveting/brevetting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been breveting/brevetting | | you had been breveting/brevetting | | he/she/it had been breveting/brevetting | | we had been breveting/brevetting | | you had been breveting/brevetting | | they had been breveting/brevetting |
| Conditional |
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| I would brevet | | you would brevet | | he/she/it would brevet | | we would brevet | | you would brevet | | they would brevet |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have breveted/brevetted | | you would have breveted/brevetted | | he/she/it would have breveted/brevetted | | we would have breveted/brevetted | | you would have breveted/brevetted | | they would have breveted/brevetted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | brevet - a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) | | Verb | 1. | brevet - promote somebody by brevet, in the militaryelevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" |
Brevet
BREVET. In France, a brevet is a warrant granted by the government to authorize an individual to do something for his own benefit, as a brevet d'invention, is a patent to secure a man a right as inventor.
2. In our army, it signifies a commission conferring on an officer a degree of rank immediately above the one which he holds in his particular regiment, without, however conveying a right to receive a corresponding pay. AcronymsSeeBVTbrevet
Words related to brevetnoun a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)Related Words- document
- papers
- written document
verb promote somebody by brevet, in the militaryRelated Words- elevate
- kick upstairs
- promote
- upgrade
- advance
- raise
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