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[briːf], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- of short duration; not lasting for long
(e.g: he made a brief visit to Paris to attend two concerts)
- (of a piece of clothing) not covering much of the body; scanty
(e.g: a pair of extremely brief black shorts)
Phrases:
- hold a brief for
- hold no brief for
- in brief
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French brief, from Latin brevis ‘short’. The noun is via late Latin breve ‘note, dispatch’, hence ‘an official letter’
[briːf], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a set of instructions given to a person about a job or task
(e.g: his brief is to turn round the county's fortunes)
- a summary of the facts and legal points in a case given to a barrister to argue in court
- a letter from the Pope to a person or community on a matter of discipline
Phrases:
- hold a brief for
- hold no brief for
- in brief
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French brief, from Latin brevis ‘short’. The noun is via late Latin breve ‘note, dispatch’, hence ‘an official letter’
[briːf], (Verb)
Definitions:
- instruct or inform (someone) thoroughly, especially in preparation for a task
(e.g: she briefed him on last week's decisions)
- instruct (a barrister) by brief
Phrases:
- hold a brief for
- hold no brief for
- in brief
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French brief, from Latin brevis ‘short’. The noun is via late Latin breve ‘note, dispatch’, hence ‘an official letter’
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