Brief noun

As a noun, the word brief commonly means a short written item. In a legal context, a brief is a short legal document, such as a written argument submitted to a court or some other short statement of facts for use in a legal case. ... The noun briefing refers to a meeting at which someone is briefed in this way.

1. What is the verb of brief?
2. What is the synonym of the brief?
3. What does it mean for someone to be brief?
4. What is in a brief?

What is the verb of brief?

verb. briefed; briefing; briefs. Definition of brief (Entry 3 of 3) transitive verb. 1 : to make an abstract or abridgment of brief a report summarized northeastern Siberian archaeology and has briefed many normally unavailable sources— Wendell Oswalt.

What is the synonym of the brief?

concise, succinct, short, thumbnail, to the point, pithy, incisive, short and sweet, crisp, abridged, condensed, compressed, abbreviated, compact, compendious, potted. epigrammatic, aphoristic. laconic, sparing, terse, pointed, curt, clipped, monosyllabic.

What does it mean for someone to be brief?

to give someone information about a situation, especially officially. brief someone on something: Members of the committee were briefed on the plan last week.

What is in a brief?

Filters. Briefly; concisely; using a few words to summarize. adverb. 1.