You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for November 4.

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Today’s word is brief, spelled b-r-i-e-f.

brief /briːf/ ●○○ verb [transitive]

to give someone all the information about a situation that they will need

The president is being briefed by his advisors.

The captain briefed the crew on the new safety procedures.

Before the announcement, Burns reached out to former agency directors to brief them on the reorganization and his thinking, several of whom said the changes made sense to them.

— Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2021

briefs noun [plural]

men’s or women’s underwear worn on the lower part of the body

wearing briefs

a pair of blue briefs

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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