liaise

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːˈeɪz/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -eɪz

Verb

liaise (third-person singular simple present liaises, present participle liaising, simple past and past participle liaised)

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.
   • 2020 May 20, “Network News: Clas 345s finally able to serve Heathrow Airport”, in Rail, page 15:

     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.

Translations

to establish a liaison

• French: se lier (fr)
• Russian: свя́зываться (ru) impf (svjázyvatʹsja), связа́ться (ru) pf (svjazátʹsja)