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briefing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • brē′fĭng
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbɾiː.fiŋ/ (India)
  • /ˈbɹiː.fɪŋ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbɹiː.fəŋ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈbɹi.fɪŋ/ (Canada, General-American, Scotland)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevisder. Old French briefbor. Old French brievebor. Middle English bref English brief English -ing English briefing From brief + -ing.

Meanings

  1. A concise summary of a current situation
    • The president received a briefing on the situation before going to the press conference.
  2. A meeting to share a concise summary of a current situation, especially in close preparation for an operation or undertaking.
    • Despite knowing that getting rid of Koeman was going to necessitate putting his hand very deep into what are currently very shallow pockets, Laporta changed tack a couple of weeks ago by summoning journalists for an off-the-record briefing about what was going to happen with the coach. 2021 September 22, Guillem Balagué, “Barcelona: The toxic battle ripping apart a European giant”, in BBC Sport:
    • Today's briefing of the press will take place at 10 o'clock.

Forms

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Coordinates

press gaggle

Deriveds

President's Daily Briefing · counterbriefing · debriefing · briefing note · e-briefing · telebriefing

Descendants

briifing · ブリーフィング · brīfings · բրիֆինգ · briefing · briefing · briefing · ბრიფინგი · briefing · briefing · брыфінг · бри́финг · briefing · brifing · briffio · briefing · briefing · briiffaus · brifigne · brifinq · бри́фінг · 브리핑

Translations (43)

fi tiedotustilaisuus (presentation of information or instruction) · pl briefing (presentation of information or instruction) · nl briefing (short and concise summary of a situation) · hu eligazítás (presentation of information or instruction) · kk лезжиын (short and concise summary of a situation) · fr revue de presse (short and concise summary of a situation) · cy briffio (presentation of information or instruction) · nl briefing (presentation of information or instruction) · uk бри́фінг (short and concise summary of a situation) · pt briefing (presentation of information or instruction) · hy բրիֆինգ (short and concise summary of a situation) · et briifing (short and concise summary of a situation) · ja ブリーフィング (short and concise summary of a situation) · sv summering (short and concise summary of a situation) · pt resumo (short and concise summary of a situation) · fi selonteko (presentation of information or instruction) · kk брифинг (short and concise summary of a situation) · es informe (short and concise summary of a situation) · tr brifingler (short and concise summary of a situation) · lv brīfings (short and concise summary of a situation) · fr briefing (presentation of information or instruction) · pl briefing (short and concise summary of a situation) · fi tiivistelmä (short and concise summary of a situation) · fi yhteenveto (short and concise summary of a situation) · ko 브리핑 (short and concise summary of a situation) · fi opastus (presentation of information or instruction) · it briefing (presentation of information or instruction) · be брыфінг (short and concise summary of a situation) · wa brifigne (short and concise summary of a situation) · es sesión informativa (presentation of information or instruction) · ka ბრიფინგი (short and concise summary of a situation) · ru бри́финг (short and concise summary of a situation) · yue briefing (presentation of information or instruction) · az brifinq (short and concise summary of a situation) · sv informationsmöte (presentation of information or instruction) · fi ohjeistus (presentation of information or instruction) · ru инструкта́ж (short and concise summary of a situation) · fi käskynjako (presentation of information or instruction) · fi tehtävänjako (presentation of information or instruction) · tr brifing (short and concise summary of a situation) · fi briiffaus (short and concise summary of a situation) · hy ճեպազրույց (short and concise summary of a situation) · es instrucciones (presentation of information or instruction)

briefing en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • brē′fĭng
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbɾiː.fiŋ/ (India)
  • /ˈbɹiː.fɪŋ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbɹiː.fəŋ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈbɹi.fɪŋ/ (Canada, General-American, Scotland)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevisder. Old French briefbor. Old French brievebor. Middle English bref English brief English -ing English briefing From brief + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of brief
    form of brief