Collocations for "brief"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "brief" in context.
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brief
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- take (part in) a brief survey
- read a brief article (about)
- went for a brief [walk, stroll, cycle]
- make a brief visit to
- the brief history (of)
- a brief [description, overview, summary, explanation] (of)
- give [him, the actor] a brief introduction
- a brief discussion [on, about]
- I have a brief announcement (to make)
- (have) a brief encounter with [aliens, the enemy]
- cast a brief glance [at, over, toward]
- [had, got] a brief glimpse (of)
- was [given, afforded, allowed] a brief glimpse of
- a brief period of [depression, unemployment]
- for a brief [period, time]
- during a brief period in [2014]
- there was a brief period [when]
- for the briefest [moment, of moments]
- for [a, one] brief moment, (I thought)
- keep [it, your reply, my answer] brief
- will try to [stay, be] brief
- I'll be brief with my [questions]
- be brief to [save, finish on] time
- brief but [informative, intense, comprehensive]
- brief and [straightforward, concise, simple]
- take (part in) a brief survey
- read a brief article (about)
- went for a brief [walk, stroll, cycle]
- make a brief visit to
- the brief history (of)
- a brief [description, overview, summary, explanation] (of)
- give [him, the actor] a brief introduction
- a brief discussion [on, about]
- I have a brief announcement (to make)
- (have) a brief encounter with [aliens, the enemy]
- cast a brief glance [at, over, toward]
- [had, got] a brief glimpse (of)
- was [given, afforded, allowed] a brief glimpse of
- a brief period of [depression, unemployment]
- for a brief [period, time]
- during a brief period in [2014]
- there was a brief period [when]
- for the briefest [moment, of moments]
- for [a, one] brief moment, (I thought)
- keep [it, your reply, my answer] brief
- will try to [stay, be] brief
- I'll be brief with my [questions]
- be brief to [save, finish on] time
- brief but [informative, intense, comprehensive]
- brief and [straightforward, concise, simple]
- what it [says, means], in brief, is that
'brief' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Easter
- article
- aside
- assessment
- catch
- chat
- check
- consulation
- consult
- conversation
- demonstration
- dip
- discussion
- disruption
- encounter
- examination
- explanation
- fame
- flash
- flicker
- fling
- flurry
- follow
- foreword
- grapple
- hesitation
- history
- introduction
- look
- lull
- military
- moment
- note
- outline
- overview
- particulars
- pause
- period
- presentation
- process
- pull
- push
- recap
- reign
- respite
- response
- rest
- resumé
- review
- run