0 lasting only a short time or containing few words:
2 to give someone detailed instructions or information:
3 If something is said in brief, it is said in a very short form, with very few details:
4 a piece of underwear worn by men or women, covering the area between the waist and the tops of the legs:
cotton briefs
5 a set of instructions or information:
[ + to infinitive ] It was my brief to make sure that the facts were set down accurately.
7 lasting only a short time or containing few words:
8 to give someone instructions or information about what to do or say:
He is briefing the account executives on the new airline accounts.
9 instructions that explain what someone's work or task is:
His brief was to streamline the group's financial services operation.
give sb/prepare a brief We have prepared a brief for a full study by a consultant.
10 a document that shows the facts of a legal case that will be argued by a lawyer in a court:
11 to give someone information about something:
12 to explain someone's work or task to them:
It's my job to brief volunteers beforehand and explain what their responsibilities are.
13 to tell a lawyer the facts of a legal case that he or she will argue in court
His illness was mercifully brief.
When you've got a minute, I'd like a brief word with you.
The meeting was brief and businesslike.
She called me this morning at the office and we had a brief chat.
Titles should be brief, but informative, and should indicate the nature of the contents, not their import.
I chose it because it is recent, brief and relevant to ordinary people.
Patients diagnosed with depression, or mixed anxiety and depression, for whom a brief psychological intervention was indicated.
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