The difference between Brief and Long

When used as nouns, brief means a writ summoning one to answer to any action, whereas long means a long vowel.

When used as adverbs, brief means briefly, whereas long means over a great distance in space.

When used as verbs, brief means to summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power, whereas long means to take a long position in.

When used as adjectives, brief means of short duration, whereas long means having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .

check bellow for the other definitions of Brief and Long

  1. Brief as an adjective:

    Of short duration; happening quickly.

    Examples:

    "Her reign was brief but spectacular."

  2. Brief as an adjective:

    Concise; taking few words.

    Examples:

    "His speech of acceptance was brief but moving."

  3. Brief as an adjective:

    Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.

    Examples:

    "Her skirt was extremely brief but doubtless cool."

  4. Brief as an adjective (obsolete):

    Rife; common; prevalent.

  1. Brief as a noun (legal):

    A writ summoning one to answer to any action.

  2. Brief as a noun (legal):

    An answer to any action.

  3. Brief as a noun (legal):

    A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.

  4. Brief as a noun (by extension, figurative):

    A position of interest or advocacy.

  5. Brief as a noun (legal):

    An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.

  6. Brief as a noun (English law):

    The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who tries the case.

  7. Brief as a noun:

    A short news story or report.

  8. Brief as a noun (usually, plural):

    undershorts briefs.

    Examples:

    "I wear boxers under trousers but for sports I usually wear a brief."

  9. Brief as a noun (obsolete):

    A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract.

  10. Brief as a noun (UK, historical):

    A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.

  11. Brief as a noun:

    (slang) A ticket of any type.

  1. Brief as a verb (transitive):

    To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.

    Examples:

    "The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability."

  2. Brief as a verb (transitive, legal):

    To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.

  1. Brief as an adverb (obsolete, poetic):

    Briefly.

  2. Brief as an adverb (obsolete, poetic):

    Soon; quickly.

  1. Long as an adjective:

    Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .

    Examples:

    "It's a long way from the Earth to the Moon."

  2. Long as an adjective:

    Having great duration.

    Examples:

    "The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time."

  3. Long as an adjective:

    Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.

  4. Long as an adjective (British, dialect):

    Not short; tall.

  5. Long as an adjective (finance):

    Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value.

    Examples:

    "I'm long in DuPont;  I have a long position in DuPont."

  6. Long as an adjective (cricket):

    Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).

  7. Long as an adjective (tennis, of a ball or a shot):

    That land beyond the baseline (and therefore is out).

    Examples:

    "No! That forehand is longnb...."

  8. Long as an adjective:

    Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.

  1. Long as an adverb:

    Over a great distance in space.

    Examples:

    "He threw the ball long."

  2. Long as an adverb:

    For a particular duration.

    Examples:

    "How long is it until the next bus arrives?"

  3. Long as an adverb:

    For a long duration.

    Examples:

    "Will this interview take long?"

    "Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world."

  1. Long as a noun (linguistics):

    A long vowel.

  2. Long as a noun (programming):

    A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.

    Examples:

    "A long is typically 64 [[bit]]s in a 32-bit environment."

  3. Long as a noun (finance):

    An entity with a long position in an asset.

    Examples:

    "Every uptick made the longs cheer."

  4. Long as a noun (music):

    A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

  1. Long as a verb (transitive, finance):

    To take a long position in.

  1. Long as a verb (intransitive):

    To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)

    Examples:

    "She longed for him to come back."

  1. Long as an adjective (archaic):

    On account , because .

  1. Long as a verb (archaic):

    To be appropriate , to pertain or belong .

  1. Long as a noun:

    longitude

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