liaise
verb /liˈeɪz/
/liˈeɪz/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they liaise | /liˈeɪz/ /liˈeɪz/ |
| he / she / it liaises | /liˈeɪzɪz/ /liˈeɪzɪz/ |
| past simple liaised | /liˈeɪzd/ /liˈeɪzd/ |
| past participle liaised | /liˈeɪzd/ /liˈeɪzd/ |
| -ing form liaising | /liˈeɪzɪŋ/ /liˈeɪzɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] liaise (with somebody) (especially British English) to work closely with somebody and exchange information with them
- He had to liaise directly with the police while writing the report.
- The tax office liaises closely with our department on such matters.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- directly
- between
- with
- [intransitive] liaise (between A and B) to act as a link between two or more people or groups
- Her job is to liaise between students and teachers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- directly
- between
- with
Word Origin1920s (originally military slang): back-formation from liaison.