brief

Значение

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.

Произносится как (IPA)

/bɹiːf/

Этимология

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.