debrief
verb (used with object)
to interrogate (a soldier, astronaut, diplomat, etc.) on return from a mission in order to assess the conduct and results of the mission.
debriefed
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past participleof debrief.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 debrief.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
debriefverb (used with object)to interrogate (a soldier, astronaut, diplomat, etc.) on return from a mission in order to assess the conduct and results of the mission.
Example Sentences
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After a few dates, the 27-year-old debriefed her two best friends over lunch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
To get a sense of Roche’s new offerings, Guggenheim debriefed Christopher Mason, a computational genomics professor at New York’s Weill Cornell Medicine who had early access to the systems.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
We debriefed Dingell to get her read on the results.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
Catherine debriefed both sets of parents as well as relatives and friends, handwriting the recipes they dictated to her in a blue spiral notepad.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
Weyand returned on April 5 and quickly debriefed Ford on his trip.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
