briefly
gb/bɹˈifli/ us/bɹˈifli/
A2
Engleză
~ 2600
Sensuri
0 sensuri
adverb
A2
property
1
For a short period of time
For a short time.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] [verb] briefly
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'briefly' with 'shortly', but 'shortly' often means 'in a short time' rather than 'for a short time'.
Sinonime
shortly (Can also mean 'soon', so not always interchangeable.)
Antonime
lengthily (Means in a long or extended way, opposite of briefly.)
Colocații
pause briefly
|stop briefly
|smile briefly
|visit briefly
|speak briefly
Teme
daily life
|communication
|time
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- She paused briefly before answering.
- We met briefly at the conference last year.
- The lights flickered briefly and then went out.
- He smiled briefly before leaving the room.
- They spoke briefly about their plans.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I talked to her briefly.
- He stopped briefly to look at the map.
- We met briefly in the park.
- The teacher spoke briefly to the class.
adverb
B1
property
2
In a few words
Using only a few words; in a short way.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] [verb] briefly
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse this sense with 'for a short time', but here the focus is on few words, not duration.
Sinonime
concisely (Slightly more formal; emphasizes clarity and brevity.)
Antonime
lengthily (Means using many words or taking a long time to explain.)
Colocații
explain briefly
|describe briefly
|mention briefly
|summarize briefly
Teme
communication
|writing
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- She explained briefly what had happened.
- The report briefly mentions the issue.
- He described the process briefly before starting.
- I will speak briefly about our goals.
- They touched on the subject only briefly.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He explained the rules briefly.
- She told me the story briefly.
- The teacher described the plan briefly.
- I will talk about it briefly.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
briefly
IPA
GB/bɹˈifli/
US/bɹˈifli/
Silabe și accent
briefly (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (briefly)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: briefly
- Plural: brieflies
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
briefly speaking
1/bɹˈifli spˈikɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Speaking in few words
Saying something in a short way, without many details.
Exemple
- Briefly speaking, the project failed due to lack of funds.
- Briefly speaking, we need more time.
to put it briefly
1/tə pˈʊt ˈɪt bɹˈifli/
fixed phrase
Summarize in few words
To say something in a short and clear way, without extra detail.
Exemple
- To put it briefly, we lost the contract.
- To put it briefly, she decided not to go.