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In brief
/ɪn briːf/in·BRIEF
speakingtask2
used to give a short summary or explanation in a few words.
Examples
“In brief, the experiment failed due to poor design.”
“In brief, we need more data before deciding.”
“In brief, the scheme benefits only a small group.”
Band 8 sentence
“In brief, the policy failed because it ignored socioeconomic differences among regions.”
Collocations
- In brief, + clause
- In brief summary
Word family
brief adjectivebriefly adverb
Common mistakes
In brief.→In brief, ...
I will brief about the results.→I will give a brief summary of the results.
Say it for a higher band
5short→6briefly→7+In brief
Synonyms
to be brief
Easily confused
To be brief
“To be brief, I disagree with the proposal.”
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In Emphasis & conclusion
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