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liaising

/liːˈeɪzɪŋ/

liaising is the present participle and gerund of liaise.

Meaning of liaise

Verb

liaise (third-person singular simple present liaises, present participle liaising, simple past and past participle liaised)

  1. To establish a liaison.
  2. To act between parties with a view to reconciling differences.
  3. 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

Questions about liaising

What is liaising the present participle and gerund of?
Liaising is the present participle and gerund of liaise.
How do you pronounce liaising?
Liaising is pronounced /liːˈeɪzɪŋ/.

Words near liaising in the dictionary

  1. liaisee
  2. liaisees
  3. liaiser
  4. liaisers
  5. liaises
  6. liaising
  7. liaison
  8. liaison aircraft
  9. liaison aircrafts
  10. liaison officer
  11. liaison officers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: liaising (page history and authors); liaise (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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