debrief

verb

de·brief (ˌ)dē-ˈbrēf

debriefed; debriefing; debriefs

: 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.

: to carefully review upon completion

debrief the flight

intransitive verb

: to be interrogated for useful information following a mission, experience, etc. : to be debriefed

After each mission, … the pilots land, disarm and roll into the fuel pit. They spend another hour debriefing with Intelligence …—

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Examples of debrief in a Sentence

Police debriefed the hostages upon their return. The pilot was debriefed after his flight.

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At the test’s end, our group gathered under an oak tree to debrief. —

Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 After the airport, Lewis-Martin went to Aidala’s office and, after debriefing with him, went on his evening program, as scheduled. —

Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024 In debriefing the news with our producing team, this was the question, our biggest disappointment remained that more people hadn’t even gotten the chance to see the first season. —

Sasha Leigh Henry, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024 An American agent working for Russian intelligence could travel back and forth across the U.S.-Mexico border and meet up with Russian handlers to get paid, debriefed, resupplied and receive training on communication methods or other spycraft, London and other former CIA officers said. —

Owen Hayes, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for debrief