"negotiate" meaning in English

See negotiate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /nəˈgəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ [UK], /nəˈgoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-negotiate.ogg [US] Forms: negotiate [canonical], negotiates [third-person, singular], negotiated [past], negotiated [past, participle], negotiating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|negotiat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you negotiate with somebody about something, you each give your own ideas and try to reach an agreement.
    Sense id: simple-negotiate-en-verb-ti4XGOYn
  2. If you negotiate a difficult area, you successfully move over or through it.
    Sense id: simple-negotiate-en-verb-K8rjcMpw
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          "text": "Owens and his boss are still negotiating."
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        {
          "text": "I was still negotiating for the best rate."
        },
        {
          "text": "She repeated her long-held belief that no country can negotiate with terrorists."
        },
        {
          "text": "The US and Canada then negotiated an agreement that was completed in 1987."
        },
        {
          "text": "The city's Peace Officers Association is currently negotiating a new contract with the city."
        },
        {
          "text": "He made it clear that he would not negotiate."
        },
        {
          "text": "I disagree that it is a relatively easy matter to negotiate over hostages."
        },
        {
          "text": "The United States is willing to negotiate or see negotiations proceed with Iran."
        },
        {
          "text": "Carter was known as the president who negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel."
        },
        {
          "text": "The United Automobile Workers union negotiated good pension and health benefits with the American automakers."
        },
        {
          "text": "Ontario has taken a leading role in negotiating lower prices for many drugs."
        },
        {
          "text": "He didn't want to sign a particular contract with no opportunity to negotiate the terms of that contract."
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          "text": "Drivers still consider it a challenge to negotiate the long, desolate stretches of road with few services."
        },
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        },
        {
          "text": "I was still negotiating for the best rate."
        },
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          "text": "She repeated her long-held belief that no country can negotiate with terrorists."
        },
        {
          "text": "The US and Canada then negotiated an agreement that was completed in 1987."
        },
        {
          "text": "The city's Peace Officers Association is currently negotiating a new contract with the city."
        },
        {
          "text": "He made it clear that he would not negotiate."
        },
        {
          "text": "I disagree that it is a relatively easy matter to negotiate over hostages."
        },
        {
          "text": "The United States is willing to negotiate or see negotiations proceed with Iran."
        },
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          "text": "Carter was known as the president who negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel."
        },
        {
          "text": "The United Automobile Workers union negotiated good pension and health benefits with the American automakers."
        },
        {
          "text": "Ontario has taken a leading role in negotiating lower prices for many drugs."
        },
        {
          "text": "He didn't want to sign a particular contract with no opportunity to negotiate the terms of that contract."
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        },
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        }
      ],
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