Brief vs. Recap
Difference Between Brief and Recap
Briefadjective
Of short duration; happening quickly.
Her reign was brief but spectacular.Recapverb
To seal (something) again with a cap.
Briefadjective
Concise; taking few words.
His speech of acceptance was brief but moving.Recapverb
To replace the worn tread on a tire by gluing a new outer portion. (US English only - Retread in UK English)
Briefadjective
Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.
Her skirt was extremely brief but doubtless cool.Recapverb
To recapitulate.
Briefadjective
(obsolete) Rife; common; prevalent.
Recapnoun
A tire that has had new tread glued on.
Briefnoun
(legal) A writ summoning one to answer to any action.
Recapnoun
A recapitulation.
Briefnoun
(legal) An answer to any action.
Recapnoun
A leveraged recapitalization accomplished by increasing the debt to equity ratio.
Briefnoun
(legal) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
Recapnoun
a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
Briefnoun
A position of interest or advocacy.
Recapnoun
a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
Briefnoun
(legal) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
Recapverb
summarize briefly;
Let's recapitulate the main ideasBriefnoun
(English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who tries the case.
Briefnoun
A short news story or report.
Briefnoun
undershorts briefs.
I wear boxers under trousers but for sports I usually wear a brief.Briefnoun
(obsolete) A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract.
Briefnoun
A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
Briefnoun
(slang) A ticket of any type.
Briefverb
(transitive) To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability.Briefverb
To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
Briefadverb
Briefly.
Briefadverb
Soon; quickly.
Briefnoun
a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
Briefnoun
a condensed written summary or abstract
Briefverb
give essential information to someone;
The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invadeBriefadjective
of short duration or distance;
a brief stay in the countryin a little whileit's a little way awayBriefadjective
concise and succinct;
covered the matter in a brief statementBriefadjective
(of clothing) very short;
an abbreviated swimsuita brief bikini
