liaise

CEFRB2

/liːˈeɪz/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To communicate and work with another person or group.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To act between parties with a view to reconciling differences.

Examples

  • It's your job to serve as a liaison between them, so you'd better liaise.

  • Your job will be to liaise with our clients.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /lɪjˈɛjz/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To cooperate, consult and discuss in order to come to a common solution.

  2. To establish a liaison.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

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Origin

verb

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