Etymology : Middle English bref, breve, from Middle French brief, from Latin brevis; akin to Old High German murg short, Greek brachys
Pronunciation : brEf
Function : adjective
Date : 14th century
1. abstract, summary, concise report; instructions. make a summary; give a report. short. brief\brief\, v. t. to make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.brief \brief\ , a. [oe. bref, f. brief, bref, fr. l. brevis; akin to gr. short, and perh. to skr. barh to tear. cf. breve.].
2. short in duration. how brief the life of man.
3. concise; terse; succinct. the brief style is that which expresseth much in little. jonson.
4. rife; common; prevalent. [prov. eng.].
5. Short in duration.
6. Concise; terse; succinct.
7. Rife; common; prevalent.
8. Briefly.
9. Soon; quickly.
10. A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.
11. An epitome.
12. An abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law.
13. This word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument.
14. A writ; a breve.
15. See Breve, n., 2.
16. A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence.
17. A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
18. To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings. a condensed written summary or abstract a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade" concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement" of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way away".
19. 1. Something that is brief lasts for only a short time. She once made a brief appearance on television This time their visit is brief. = fleeting ¡Ù lengthy.
20. A brief speech or piece of writing does not contain too many words or details. In a brief statement, he concentrated entirely on international affairs Write a very brief description of a typical problem. = short.
21. If you are brief, you say what you want to say in as few words as possible. Now please be brief -- my time is valuable = succinct.
22. emphasis You can describe a period of time as brief if you want to emphasize that it is very short. For a few brief minutes we forgot the anxiety and anguish. ¡Ù long.
23. Men's or women's underpants can be referred to as briefs. A bra and a pair of briefs lay on the floor.
24. If someone briefs you, especially about a piece of work or a serious matter, they give you information that you need before you do it or consider it. A Defense Department spokesman briefed reporters The Prime Minister has been briefed by her parliamentary aides. = fill in.
25. If someone gives you a brief, they officially give you responsibility for dealing with a particular thing. customs officials with a brief to stop foreign porn coming into Britain. = responsibility see also:
briefer, briefing.
26. You can say in brief to indicate that you are about to say something in as few words as possible or to give a summary of what you have just said. In brief, take no risks.
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