brief

/briːf/ verb [T]

Definition

› to give someone information about something: Managers were touring the US to brief investors on last week's interim results.

› WORKPLACE to explain someone's work or task to them: It's my job to brief volunteers beforehand and explain what their responsibilities are.

› LAW to tell a lawyer the facts of a legal case that he or she will argue in court

(Definition of brief verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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