brief (someone) about (someone or something)
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To tell someone key information about someone or something, often an issue or situation. Please brief me about the candidate that I'll be interviewing this afternoon. Someone needs to brief the CEO about the investigation before he speaks to the media. Who is going to brief the president about the mass casualty incident?
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brief someone about someone or something
and brief someone on someone or somethingto tell someone a summary with the essential details about someone or something. We need to brief the president about the latest event. I have to brief Michael on the new procedures at work.
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