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liaise en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /lɪjˈɛjz/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /liːˈeɪz/

Etymology

Back-formation from liaison, itself from French liaison (“binding”).

Meanings

  1. To establish a liaison.
  2. To act between parties with a view to reconciling differences.
  3. To cooperate, consult and discuss in order to come to a common solution.
    • As of May 12, Crossrail was liaising with contractors to enable physical work at stations to restart. This had been suspended on March 24 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. 2020 May 20, “Network News: Clas 345s finally able to serve Heathrow Airport”, in Rail, page 15:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
liaised Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
liaised Tense=Past lexicographic
liaises Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
liaising Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

liaisee · liaiser

Translations (7)

es servir de enlace (to establish a liaison) · es ligar (to establish a liaison) · ru связа́ться (to establish a liaison) · es trabajar en cooperación (to establish a liaison) · ru свя́зываться (to establish a liaison) · fr se lier (to establish a liaison) · es trabajar en colaboración (to establish a liaison)