Meanings
present singular third person liaises · participle present liaising · participle past liaised · past 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.
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
Synonyms & antonyms
verbact between parties with a view to reconciling differences
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchliaison“binding”
- Englishliaise
Back-formation from liaison, itself from French liaison (“binding”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French se lier
- se lierto establish a liaison
Russian свя́зываться, связа́ться
- свя́зываться (svjázyvatʹsja)to establish a liaison
- связа́ться (svjazátʹsja)to establish a liaison
Spanish servir de enlace, trabajar en colaboración
- servir de enlaceto establish a liaison
- trabajar en colaboraciónto establish a liaison
- trabajar en cooperaciónto establish a liaison
- ligarto establish a liaison
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with liaise
Cite this entry
liaise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liaise
“liaise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liaise. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liaise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liaise.
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