negotiate
/nəˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/verb4 syllables
Negotiate means: discuss the terms of an arrangement.
Synonyms for negotiate3
verb, as in discuss the terms of an arrangement
negociate, talk terms
verb, as in succeed in passing through, around, or over
negociate
What does negotiate mean?2
verb
1
discuss the terms of an arrangement“They negotiated the sale of the house”
2
succeed in passing through, around, or over“The hiker negociated the high mountain pass”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Negotiate in a sentence
- If they really cared about the peace, they would negotiate.Ergulis
- As long as they're still negotiating, there's still hope.CK
- You can't negotiate a deal with death to convince it to keep you alive.LoverofEnglish
- She then proceeded to negotiate with her bank.CK
- They wanted to negotiate the contract on equal terms.unknown
- His job is to negotiate with foreign buyers.CM
- They negotiate with their employer about their wages.unknown
- The two countries will negotiate a settlement to the crisis.CM
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Forms of negotiate
as a verb
- past tense
- negotiated
- present participle
- negotiating
- third-person singular
- negotiates
- past participle
- negotiated