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Briefly: meaning, definitions and examples

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briefly

 

[ หˆbriห.fli ]

Adverb
Context #1 | Adverb

in a concise manner

Briefly means in a short and to the point manner, without unnecessary details or elaboration.

Synonyms

concisely, shortly, succinctly

Examples of usage

  • Can you briefly explain the main points of the presentation?
  • She briefly mentioned the upcoming event.

Translations

Translations of the word "briefly" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น brevemente

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเค‚เค•เฅเคทเฅ‡เคช เคฎเฅ‡เค‚

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช kurz

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ singkat

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะบะพั€ะพั‚ะบะพ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ krรณtko

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็ฐกๅ˜ใซ (kantan ni)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท briรจvement

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ brevemente

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kฤฑsaca

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฐ„๋‹จํžˆ (gandanhi)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุจุฅูŠุฌุงุฒ (bi'ijaz)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ struฤnฤ›

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ struฤne

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็ฎ€่ฆๅœฐ (jiวŽnyร o de)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ na kratko

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รญ stuttu mรกli

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ั‹ัา›ะฐัˆะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒแƒ™แƒšแƒ”แƒ“ (mokled)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ qฤฑsaca

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ brevemente

Etymology

The word 'briefly' originated from the Middle English word 'briefli', which comes from the Old French word 'brief', meaning 'short'. It has been used in the English language since the 14th century.

See also: brevity, brief, briefcase, briefness, briefs.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #3,058, this word is part of upper-intermediate vocabulary. While not among the most basic terms, it appears often enough to be valuable for advanced communication.