Definition of debrief
transitive verb
1 : to interrogate (someone, such as a pilot) usually upon return (as from a mission) in order to obtain useful information The hostages were later debriefed by police.
2 : to carefully review upon completion debrief the flight
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Examples of debrief in a Sentence
Police debriefed the hostages upon their return.
The pilot was debriefed after his flight.
Recent Examples of debrief from the Web
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Q. The inspector general report said no formal process was in place to debrief an employee in the event of an attempted or completed suicide.
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One focus is a partnership with the University of Washington where expert math faculty join our teachers in the classroom to model instruction, give feedback and debrief student learning.
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Twin Peaks fans had no idea who would be playing Preston in the new series until Episode 3, when singer, model, and actress Chrysta Bell showed up to debrief Lynch’s Agent Gordon Cole and Miguel Ferrer’s Agent Albert Rosenfield.
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Someday urban planners and retail executives may want to debrief Robert Sietsema.
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However, that appearance would occur only after Comey is fully debriefed for the federal investigation, the source said.
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Locking up the drug dealers in those areas and then debriefing them for information....
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A sergeant said one person had been debriefed but hadn’t provided any information.
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Before their flight, Shankar and Tucker-Ray debriefed in their hotel lobby.
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First Known Use of debrief
1944
DEBRIEF Defined for English Language Learners
debrief
playDefinition of debrief for English Language Learners
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: to officially question (someone) about a job that has been done or about an experience
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