Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

briefing

/ˈbɹiː.fɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: brief-ing
IPA: /ˈbɹiː.fɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A concise summary of a current situation

noun

A meeting to share a concise summary of a current situation, especially in close preparation for an operation or undertaking.

verb

present participle and gerund of brief

Example Sentences

"The president received a briefing on the situation before going to the press conference."
"Today's briefing of the press will take place at 10 o'clock."
"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."

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɹiː.fɪŋ/
British English: /ˈbɹiː.fɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

briefings (plural)

Derived Forms

counterbriefing debriefing telebriefing

Phrases

briefing note e-briefing President's Daily Briefing

Frequently Paired Words

press gaggle

Rhymes With

beefing debriefing leafing

Questions

How do you pronounce briefing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹiː.fɪŋ/.
What does briefing mean?: A concise summary of a current situation
Where does briefing come from?: 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.

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