briefing
noun
[ ˈbriːfɪŋ ]
• a meeting for giving information or instructions.
• "a media briefing in the House of Commons"
brief
verb
• instruct or inform (someone) thoroughly, especially in preparation for a task.
• "she briefed him on last week's decisions"
Similar:
inform of,
tell about,
bring up to date on,
update on,
notify of,
advise of,
acquaint with,
apprise of,
give information about,
prepare,
prime,
instruct,
direct,
guide,
give the rundown on,
fill in on,
put in the picture about,
clue in on,
clue up about,
keep up to speed with,
gen up on,
give the gen on,
• instruct (a barrister) by brief.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French brief, from Latin brevis ‘short’. The noun is via late Latin breve ‘note, dispatch’, hence ‘an official letter’.
