Basic Guidelines For English Spellings
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See US English definition of brief
See UK English definition of brief
See Spanish definition of breve
1‘a brief account of what had happened’
lengthy, long-winded
2‘a brief visit’
long
3‘a pair of extremely brief black shorts’
4‘the boss was rather brief with him’
1‘Kirov had received only a vague brief about his current project’
2‘a barrister's brief’
3‘it was only his brief's eloquence that saved him from prison’
4‘supply them with a brief of our requirements’
1‘council employees were briefed about the decision’