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Briefly

adverb/kæmˈɪsiə/
Definition
for a short time
in a concise manner; in a few words
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kæmˈɪsiə/
🇬🇧British English
/bɹˈiːfli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bɹˈiːfli/
2 syllables Say it as /kæmˈɪsiə/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbfor a short time
“she visited him briefly”
adverbin a concise manner; in a few words
“the history is summed up concisely in this book”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
knapp
für kurze Zeit
🇫🇷French
brièvement
pendant une courte période
🇪🇸Spanish
brevemente
por un corto tiempo
🇮🇹Italian
brevemente
per un breve periodo
🇳🇱Dutch
kort
voor een korte tijd
🇵🇹Portuguese
brevemente
por um curto período de tempo
🇷🇺Russian
кратко
на короткое время
India
🇮🇳Hindi
संक्षिप्त
थोड़े समय के लिए
🇧🇩Bengali
সংক্ষেপে
অল্প সময়ের জন্য
🇮🇳Tamil
சுருக்கமாக
ஒரு குறுகிய காலத்திற்கு
🇮🇳Telugu
క్లుప్తంగా
కొద్దికాలం పాటు
🇮🇳Marathi
थोडक्यात
थोड्या काळासाठी
🇮🇳Gujarati
ટૂંકમાં
થોડા સમય માટે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತವಾಗಿ
ಅಲ್ಪಾವಧಿಗೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചുരുക്കത്തിൽ
കുറച്ചു കാലത്തേക്ക്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੰਖੇਪ ਵਿੱਚ
ਥੋੜ੍ਹੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ
🇵🇰Urdu
مختصر طور پر
ایک مختصر وقت کے لئے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
简要地
短时间内
🇯🇵Japanese
簡単に
短期間
🇰🇷Korean
간단히
짧은 시간 동안
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ngắn gọn
trong một thời gian ngắn
🇹🇭Thai
สั้น ๆ
ในช่วงเวลาสั้น ๆ
🇮🇩Indonesian
secara singkat
untuk waktu yang singkat
🇵🇭Filipino
sa madaling sabi
sa maikling panahon
🇲🇾Malay
secara ringkas
untuk masa yang singkat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
باختصار
لفترة قصيرة
🇮🇷Persian
به طور خلاصه
برای مدت کوتاهی
🇹🇷Turkish
kısaca
kısa bir süre için
🇮🇱Hebrew
בקצרה
לזמן קצר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'briefly'?
The primary meaning of 'briefly' is 'for a short time'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'briefly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'briefly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'briefly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'briefly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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