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The correct spelling is brief.
How to pronounce brief
/bɹiːf/
nounIPA: /bɹiːf/
Say it like: Bree-f
The correct spelling is brief. A writ summoning one to answer to any action. For example: "We got a news brief."
Usage Examples
“We got a news brief.”
“I wear boxers under trousers but for sports I usually wear a brief.”
“The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A writ summoning one to answer to any action.
- 2.An answer to any action.
- 3.A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
- 4.(by extension) A position of interest or advocacy.
- 5.An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
verb
- 1.To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
- 2.To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
adjective
- 1.Of short duration; happening quickly.
- 2.Concise; taking few words.
- 3.Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.
- 4.Rife; common; prevalent.
adverb
- 1.Briefly.
- 2.Soon; quickly.
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