brief meaning
brief :
short, not long
adjective
▪ The meeting was brief.
▪ The meeting was short.
▪ He gave a brief speech.
▪ He gave a short speech.
paraphrasing
▪ concise – short and clear
▪ short – not long
▪ succinct – briefly expressed
brief :
summary, short report
noun
▪ The lawyer prepared a brief.
▪ The lawyer prepared a short report.
▪ She read the brief before the meeting.
▪ She read the summary before the meeting.
paraphrasing
▪ summary – short version
▪ outline – basic plan
▪ report – account of something
brief :
to inform, to summarize
verb
▪ She will brief the team on the project.
▪ She will inform the team about the project.
▪ He briefed them on the plan.
▪ He informed them about the plan.
paraphrasing
▪ inform – to tell
▪ summarize – to give a short version
▪ update – to bring up to date
▪ instruct – inform
Pronunciation
brief [briːf]
The stress is on 'brief' and sounds like 'breef'.
Common phrases and grammar about brief
brief - Common meaning
adjective
short, not long
noun
summary, short report
verb
to inform, to summarize
Part of Speech Changes for "brief"
▪ brevity (noun) – shortness
▪ briefly (adverb) – in a short time
▪ briefing (noun) – meeting for giving information
Common Expressions with "brief"
▪ brief summary – short summary
▪ brief meeting – short meeting
▪ brief report – short report
▪ brief someone on – inform someone about
Important examples of brief in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, brief is often used to describe short meetings or summaries.
Example of a confusing word: concise (expressing much in few words)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
As a verb, brief often appears in questions about informing or summarizing information.
brief
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
briefing session
'information meeting', used when talking about meetings to give information.
in brief
means 'in short', used to summarize information quickly.
Differences between similar words and brief
brief
,
concise
differences
Brief refers to something short in time or length, while concise means expressing much in few words.
brief
,
short
differences
Brief is often used for time or documents, while short can describe time, height, or length.
Words with the same origin as brief
The origin of brief
brief comes from the Latin 'brevis', meaning short. It evolved to describe anything short in time or length.
Word structure
It has the root brev (short), and the suffix e (adjective or noun), so brief means 'short'.
Words with the same origin
The root of brief is brev (short). Words with the same root include brevity (shortness), abbreviate (to shorten).
