liaise
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from liaison, itself from French liaison (“binding”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /liːˈeɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪz
Verb[edit]
liaise (third-person singular simple present liaises, present participle liaising, simple past and past participle liaised)
- To establish a liaison.
- To act between parties with a view to reconciling differences.
- 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[edit]
to establish a liaison
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