debrief
diːˈbriːf
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Verb

tr.
1.
reportingTECH.elicit a report from someone after a mission or eventTECH.
  • The astronaut was debriefed upon returning to Earth.
interrogate interview question
2.
militaryTECH.question someone after a military mission for informationTECH.
  • The commander will debrief the soldiers after the mission.
interrogate question
3.
experimentsTECH.inform experiment subjects about what happened accuratelyTECH.
  • Researchers debrief participants after the study concludes.
inform report update
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Origin of debrief

French, dé (remove) + briefer (inform)

Examples of debrief in a sentence

  • He was debriefed by the committee following the investigation.
  • They will debrief the team after the exercise.
  • The agent was debriefed upon returning to base.
  • The team will debrief the volunteers tomorrow.
  • After the trial, they debrief the subjects thoroughly.

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  1. French:débriefer, faire un compte rendu, ...
  2. German:befragen, informieren, ...
  3. Italian:fare un debriefing, interrogare, ...
  4. Spanish:informar, explicar, ...
  5. Portuguese:entrevistar, interrogar, ...
  6. Chinese:询问情况, 询问, ...
  7. Japanese:報告を受ける, 尋問する, ...
  8. Arabic:اِسْتَجْوَبَ, أَخَذَ تَقْرِيرًا, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְתַחְקֵר, לְיַדֵּעַ, ...
  10. Russian:опросить, информировать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:допитати, опитувати, ...
  12. Hindi:रिपोर्ट लेना, प्रश्न करना, ...

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