Meaning of "brevet" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BREVET

From Old French brievet a little letter, from brief letter.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BREVET

brevet  [ˈbrɛvɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREVET

Brevet is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb brevet in English.

WHAT DOES BREVET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brevet

Brevet may refer to: ▪ Brevet, a temporary authorization for a person to hold a higher rank ▪ Brevet, a long-distance bicycle ride with check-point controls ▪ Aircrew brevet, a Royal Air Force and British Army badge ▪ Parachutist brevet or Parachutist Badge ▪ Brevet des collèges, an exam taken by students in France ▪ Brevet, a non-hereditary form of French nobility...

Definition of brevet in the English dictionary

The definition of brevet in the dictionary is a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold temporarily a higher military rank without the appropriate pay and allowances. Other definition of brevet is to promote by brevet.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BREVET

PRESENT

Present

I brevet

you brevet

he/she/it brevets

we brevet

you brevet

they brevet

Present continuous

I am breveting

you are breveting

he/she/it is breveting

we are breveting

you are breveting

they are breveting

Present perfect

I have breveted

you have breveted

he/she/it has breveted

we have breveted

you have breveted

they have breveted

Present perfect continuous

I have been breveting

you have been breveting

he/she/it has been breveting

we have been breveting

you have been breveting

they have been breveting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I breveted

you breveted

he/she/it breveted

we breveted

you breveted

they breveted

Past continuous

I was breveting

you were breveting

he/she/it was breveting

we were breveting

you were breveting

they were breveting

Past perfect

I had breveted

you had breveted

he/she/it had breveted

we had breveted

you had breveted

they had breveted

Past perfect continuous

I had been breveting

you had been breveting

he/she/it had been breveting

we had been breveting

you had been breveting

they had been breveting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will brevet

you will brevet

he/she/it will brevet

we will brevet

you will brevet

they will brevet

Future continuous

I will be breveting

you will be breveting

he/she/it will be breveting

we will be breveting

you will be breveting

they will be breveting

Future perfect

I will have breveted

you will have breveted

he/she/it will have breveted

we will have breveted

you will have breveted

they will have breveted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been breveting

you will have been breveting

he/she/it will have been breveting

we will have been breveting

you will have been breveting

they will have been breveting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would brevet

you would brevet

he/she/it would brevet

we would brevet

you would brevet

they would brevet

Conditional continuous

I would be breveting

you would be breveting

he/she/it would be breveting

we would be breveting

you would be breveting

they would be breveting

Conditional perfect

I would have brevet

you would have brevet

he/she/it would have brevet

we would have brevet

you would have brevet

they would have brevet

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been breveting

you would have been breveting

he/she/it would have been breveting

we would have been breveting

you would have been breveting

they would have been breveting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you brevet
we let´s brevet
you brevet

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to brevet

Past participle

breveted

Present Participle

breveting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF BREVET

Find out the translation of brevet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of brevet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brevet» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 衔
• Translator English - Spanish: brevet
• English: brevet
• Translator English - Hindi: BREVET
• Translator English - Arabic: البروفيه
• Translator English - Russian: грамота
• Translator English - Portuguese: brevet
• Translator English - Bengali: brevet
• Translator English - French: brevet
• Translator English - Malay: Brek
• Translator English - German: Brevet
• Translator English - Japanese: 名誉進級
• Translator English - Korean: 명예 진급
• Translator English - Javanese: Brevet
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Brevet
• Translator English - Tamil: படையில் ஊதிய உயர்வற்ற உயர் பதவி
• Translator English - Marathi: ब्रेव्हट
• Translator English - Turkish: terfi belgesi
• Translator English - Italian: brevetto
• Translator English - Polish: brevet
• Translator English - Ukrainian: грамота
• Translator English - Romanian: Brevet
• Translator English - Greek: brevet
• Translator English - Afrikaans: brevet
• Translator English - Swedish: brevet
• Translator English - Norwegian: Brevet

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREVET»

Discover the use of brevet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brevet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Brevet brigadier generals in blue

This revised edition has new photos of a number of the Generals and updated data.

Roger D. Hunt, Jack Brown, 1990

General Wadsworth: The Life and Wars of Brevet General James ...

James S. Wadsworth was a successful lawyer and influential New York politician when the Civil War broke out.

Wayne Mahood, 2009

The United States Service Magazine

OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. £l)t 21 ring. G-KISTERA-L ORDERS FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE ; ISSUED BY ORDER OP THE SECRETARY OP WAR, AND SIGNED BY BREVET MAJOR- GENERAL E. D. ...

Henry Coppée, 1866

House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: ...

Ransom, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel H. C, quartermaster, cbief quartermaster. Fourth Military District, headquarters, Jackson, Miss. — Batehelder, Brevet Colonel R. N., quartermaster, chief quartermaster. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE ...

United States. Congress. House, 1870

Annual Report of the Secretary of War

Tyler, Brevet Major General R. 0., chief quartermaster Military Division of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. Tompkins, Brevet Brigadier General C. H., under orders for duty as chief quartermaster Department of Arizona, at Prescott, A. T. Ekin, ...

United States. War Dept, 1870

Annual Reports ....

B Ludlow, Edwin Moore, L. L Marshall, G. \V McDei mid, J.J Morris, John A Major by brevet Majur by brevet Major by brevet Colonel by brevet Major by brevet Lieutenant colonel by brevet Colonel by brevet Major by brevet Colonel by brevet  ...

United States. War Dept, 1867

Annual Report of the Quartermaster General of the Operations ...

S. Holabird, Brevet Brigadier-General Samuel B., chief quartermaster Department of Texas, San Antonio, Texas. Tyler, Brevet Major-General Robert O., chief quartermaster Military Division of the Pacific, San Francisco, California. Tompkins  ...

United States. Quartermaster General's Office, 1872

Niles' Weekly Register

Brevet 2d lieut. Philip R. Thompson, to be 2d litim-nani; 3GUi May, 1836; vice flnnly deceased; (bvi. 1st July, 1835). ' Brevet 2d lieut. Benjamin S. Kobens, to hi- 3d lieutenant; 31*1 May, 1836; vice Lea resigned; (bvt. Ut July, 1835). Brevet 3d ...

Hezekiah Niles, William Ogden Niles, 1836

American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, ...

Brevet Major Generals Scott and Gaines having presented their claims for brevet pay and emoluments, '* as being on duty, and having commands according to their brevet rank," the case was submitted, by the direction of the President, for the ...

United States. Congress, 1834

Official Army register

Captain and Brevet Major E. V. Brookfield, Commissary of Subsistence, October 9, 1865. Captain and Brevet Major George H. Bonebrake, Commissary of Subsistence, October 11, 1865. Captain and Brevet Major Thomas R. Booth, ...

United States. Adjutant-General's Office, 1866

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREVET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brevet is used in the context of the following news items.

Inspiring cyclist to enjoy the outdoors

The race is not the grueling Tour de France 2,500-km-long cycle race across France or the ultra-distance PBP Brevet of a 1200-km timed event ... «Elko Daily Free Press, Jul 15»

Somaliland: Events That Led to the Country's Two Independences of …

Awards made for the action were Captain Gerald H. Summers appointed to be a Brevet Major and Captain Cecil de S. Dunn to receive the ... «Somaliland Sun, Jul 15»

Robert Lee, Texas Not Under Fire

Robert E. Lee around age 43 when he was a Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel of “The confederate flags and Robert E. Lee are a part of the history of ... «San Angelo LIVE!, Jul 15»

Mahajan brothers return to a hero's welcome in Nashik | Nashik …

NASHIK: Doctor duo Mahendra and Hitendra Mahajan, who achieved a milestone by becoming the first Indians to finish the difficult Brevet ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»

War is a racket

He is one of 19 men to receive the Medal of Honor twice and the only Marine to be awarded the Brevet Medal and two Medals of Honor, all for separate actions. «Common Ground.ca, Jul 15»

Blind teacher in France told to supervise exams

... due to this lack of vision, that's exactly what she was asked to do for the national diploma exams in her middle school, known as the "Brevet". «The Local.fr, Jul 15»

Ravens Productions win yet another Emmy

The group is comprised of Jay O'Brien (Director of Broadcasting & GameDay Productions), Matt Brevet (Broadcasting Manager), Eddie ... «Baltimore Beatdown, Jun 15»

Parklands protester disrupts O-Bahn drilling again

Brevet Sergeant Natasha Goode, prosecuting, said Henderson should only be released under the proposed bail conditions. She said workers would otherwise ... «Perth Now, Jun 15»

THAT WAS THE WEST THAT WAS: Miners in the trenches

... near Camborne, joined the DCLI (Cornwall Pioneers), which was formed by acting mayor Isaac Roskelley, with Brevet Colonel Dudley Mills ... «Western Morning News, Jun 15»

Rapha summer gear - first looks and tester feedback

You can of course ride long in it - a few testers have done six-hour-plus rides in the Brevet Jersey — but the fabric is noticeable heavier when ... «BikeRadar.com, Jun 15»