brief
adjective
lasting or taking a short time; of short duration.
briefed
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past participleof brief.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof brief.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
briefadjectivelasting or taking a short time; of short duration.
Example Sentences
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Qatar also invited Iranian officials to visit and be briefed on the details of the search and rescue attempts, but Iran didn’t respond to the invitation, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The person actually leaving, of course, is White House “pep secretary” Karoline Leavitt, who returned from paid maternity leave about a month ago and has only briefed the press corps twice since returning.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
CBS News said the plan came up during Trump's cabinet meeting on Friday, according to sources briefed later.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Grynspan, the former vice-president of Costa Rica and head of the UN Conference on Trade and Development, was followed by former Guyanese foreign minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, according to two diplomatic sources briefed on the results.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
I was briefed from time to time by the Secret Service on the more serious threats that came in and understood that there were people capable of being stirred.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
