"liaise" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /liːˈeɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-liaise.wav Forms: liaises [present, singular, third-person], liaising [participle, present], liaised [participle, past], liaised [past]
Rhymes: -eɪz Etymology: Back-formation from liaison, itself from French liaison (“binding”). Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|liaison}} Back-formation from liaison, {{der|en|fr|liaison||binding}} French liaison (“binding”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} liaise (third-person singular simple present liaises, present participle liaising, simple past and past participle liaised)
  1. To establish a liaison. Translations (to establish a liaison): se lier (French), свя́зываться (svjázyvatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), связа́ться (svjazátʹsja) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-liaise-en-verb-DoUc64yJ Disambiguation of 'to establish a liaison': 96 2 2
  2. To act between parties with a view to reconciling differences.
    Sense id: en-liaise-en-verb-w64bFio2
  3. To cooperate, consult and discuss in order to come to a common solution.
    Sense id: en-liaise-en-verb-xHMT0TN0 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 16 24 60 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 24 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 17 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 36 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 24 68 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 20 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 21 64

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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