Meaning of briefly in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Adverb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈbrifli/

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  1. Adverb

    briefly

    Definitions

    1. for a short time

    Examples

    • « she visited him briefly »
    • « was briefly associated with IBM »
  2. 2. in a concise manner

    Examples

    • « in a few words »
    • « the history is summed up concisely in this book »
    • « she replied briefly »
    • « briefly, we have a problem »
    • « to put it shortly »

Famous quotes

  • « I have a very long relationship with America. My mother grew up there and I felt to some extent that I partly belong there. I was schooled there briefly for about a year. »
    Colin Firth
  • « I don't think Hollywood was trying to do anything with me. In fact, they lost interest pretty quick. I think I got lucky, briefly, in the '90s, and it just so happened that those movies were the opportunities that came my way. Then it just kind of stopped. »
    Janeane Garofalo
  • « It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement. »
    Horace
  • « The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions. »
    Samuel Butler
  • « The first duty of a human being is to assume the right functional relationship to society - more briefly, to find your real job, and do it. »
    Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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