brief
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The meaning (definition) of the word brief
lasting only a tiny bit of time, like a quick wave hello
The word brief used in a sentence
“We had a brief time to play before bedtime.”
Words that mean the same as brief (synonyms)
quick
Words that mean the opposite of brief (antonyms)
long
How the word brief is said around the world
| French | bref (bref) |
| Spanish | breve (BRAY-vay) |
| Mandarin | 简短的 (jyen dwahn duh) |
| Hindi | संक्षिप्त (suhngk-SHIPT) |
| Arabic | مختصر (MOOKH-tah-sahr) |
| Russian | краткий (KRAHT-kyeey) |
| Portuguese (EU) | breve (BREH-vuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | breve (BREH-vee) |
| Japanese | みじかい (mee-jee-KAH-ee) |
| German | knapp (knahp) |
| Urdu | مختصر (muukh-tah-SHAHR) |
| Punjabi | ਸੰਖੇਪ (suhn-KAYP) |
| Korean | 짧은 (JAHL-bun) |
| Hebrew | קָצָר (KAH-tsahr) |
| Greek | σύντομος (SEE-doh-mohs) |
| Dutch | kort (kawrt) |
| Tagalog | maikli (MYK-lee) |
| Vietnamese | ngắn gọn (NGAH-urn ghawn) |
| Turkish | kısa (kuh-SAH) |
| Persian | مختصر (mohkh-TAH-sahr) |
| Polish | krótki (KROOT-kee) |
| Ukrainian | короткий (koh-ROHT-kiy) |
| Bengali | সংক্ষিপ্ত (SHOHNGK-keep-toh) |
| Swedish | kort (kawt) |
| Italian | breve (BRE-vay) |
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