negotiate

CEFRB1

/nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To try to reach an agreement through discussion.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To arrange or settle something by mutual agreement.

Examples

  • She then proceeded to negotiate with her bank.

  • The government will not negotiate with terrorists.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /nɪˈɡəʉ.si.æɪt/
  • /nɪˈɡəʉ.ʃi.æɪt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To succeed in coping with, getting over or navigate a hazard or obstacle.

  2. To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.

  3. To transfer to another person with all the rights of the original holder; to pass, as a bill.

More examples

In context

  • We delegated him to negotiate with them.

  • The client and server computers must first negotiate a network protocol to be used.

  • We negotiated the contract to everyone's satisfaction.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The two leaders will blank a trade agreement to boost their economies.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

c. 1598; borrowed from Latin negōtiātus, perfect active participle of negōtior (“to do business, trade”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from negotium (“business”) + -or, from nec (“not”) + otium (“leisure, ease, inactivity”).