brief
verb [T] /briːf/ formalDefinition
› to give someone instructions or information about what they should do or say: We had already been briefed about/on what the job would entail. → Compare debriefTeaching in general
(Definition of brief verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apprentice verb
- blood verb
- civilization noun (PROCESS)
- clue sb in phrasal verb
- coach verb
- drum sth into sb phrasal verb
- educate verb
- hand sth down phrasal verb (TRADITION)
- hothousing noun
- inculcate verb
- initiate verb (TEACH)
- mainstream verb
- popularize verb (GENERAL)
- show/teach sb the ropes idiom
- teach verb
- teaching noun (JOB)
- train verb (PREPARE)
- tuition noun
- tutelage noun
- wean sb on sth/sb phrasal verb
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