English Explanatory Dictionary

briefing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A concise summary of a current situation
  2. A meeting to share a concise summary of a current situation, especially in close preparation for an operation or undertaking.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of brief

Pronunciation

brē′fĭng /ˈbɹiː.fɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-briefing.wav /ˈbɹi.fɪŋ/ /ˈbɹiː.fəŋ/ /ˈbɾiː.fiŋ/

Word forms

briefing briefings

Etymology

From brief + -ing.

Derived words

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

Translations

Armenian: բրիֆինգ Armenian: ճեպազրույց Azerbaijani: brifinq Belarusian: брыфінг Dutch: briefing Estonian: briifing Finnish: yhteenveto Finnish: tiivistelmä Finnish: briiffaus French: revue de presse Georgian: ბრიფინგი Japanese: ブリーフィング Kazakh: брифинг Kazakh: лезжиын Korean: 브리핑 Latvian: brīfings Polish: briefing Portuguese: resumo Russian: инструкта́ж Russian: бри́финг Spanish: informe Swedish: summering Turkish: brifing Turkish: brifingler Ukrainian: бри́фінг Walloon: brifigne
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