brief

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Of short duration; happening quickly.
2. Concise; taking few words.
3. Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.
4. (obsolete) Rife; common; prevalent.

Noun

1. A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
2. An answer to any action.
3. A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
4. A position of interest or advocacy.
5. An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
6. The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case.
7. (slang) A barrister who is counsel for a party in a legal action.
8. A short news story or report.
9. underwear briefs.
10. (obsolete) A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract.
11. A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
12. (slang) A ticket of any type.

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.

Adv

1. (obsolete) Briefly.
2. (obsolete) Soon; quickly.

Concepten

kort

bondig

beknopt

kortstondig

kernachtig

summier

zakelijk

lastbrief

mandaat

volmacht

inlichten

laconiek

transitoir

transitoor

van voorbijgaande aard

instrueren

opdracht

brief

epistel

letter

zendbrief

samengevat

helpen

leiden

lastenboek

lastenkohier

eisenpakket

breve

samenvatten

samenvatting

uittreksel

korte inhoud

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/bɹiːf/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English breef, breve, bref, from Old French brief, bref, from Latin brevis (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short, brief”). Doublet of merry.