brief
[ breef ]
/ brif /
adjective, brief·er, brief·est.
noun
verb (used with object)
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Idioms for brief
hold a brief for, to support or defend by argument; endorse.
in brief, in a few words; in short: The supervisor outlined in brief the duties of the new assistant.
Origin of brief
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English bref, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Latin brevis “short”; see breve
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British Dictionary definitions for brief
brief
/ (briːf) /
adjective
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of brief
briefly, adverbbriefness, nounWord Origin for brief
C14: from Old French bref, from Latin brevis; related to Greek brakhus
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Idioms and Phrases with brief
brief
see hold no brief for; in brief.
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