Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense negotiates, present participle negotiating, past tense, past participle negotiated
1. verb
If people negotiatewith each other or negotiate an agreement, they talk about a problem or a situation such as a business arrangement in order to solve the problem or complete the arrangement.
It is not clear whether the president is willing to negotiate with the democrats. [VERB + with]
When you have two adversaries negotiating, you need to be on neutral territory. [VERB]
The local government and the army negotiated a truce. [VERB noun]
Western governments have this week urged him to negotiate and avoid force. [VERB]
He has bravely negotiated an end to the country's civil war. [VERB noun]
His publishing house had just begun negotiating for her next books. [VERB + for]
There were reports that three companies were negotiating to market the drug. [VERB to-infinitive]
[Also VERB noun + with]
Synonyms: arrange, manage, settle, work out More Synonyms of negotiate
2. verb
If you negotiate an area of land, a place, or an obstacle, you successfully travel across it or around it.
Frank Mariano negotiates the desert terrain in his battered pickup. [VERB noun]
I negotiated the corner on my motorbike and pulled to a stop. [VERB noun]
I negotiated my way out of the airport and joined the flow of cars. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
Synonyms: get round, clear, pass, cross More Synonyms of negotiate
More Synonyms of negotiate
negotiate in British English
(nɪˈɡəʊʃɪˌeɪt)
verb
1.
to work or talk (with others) to achieve (a transaction, an agreement, etc)
2. (transitive)
to succeed in passing through, around, or over
to negotiate a mountain pass
3. (transitive) finance
a.
to transfer (a negotiable commercial paper) by endorsement to another in return for value received
b.
to sell (financial assets)
c.
to arrange for (a loan)
Derived forms
negotiator (neˈgotiˌator)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin negōtiārī to do business, from negōtium business, from nec not + ōtium leisure
negotiate in American English
(nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt; nɪˈgoʊsiˌeɪt)
verb intransitiveWord forms: neˈgotiˌated or neˈgotiˌating
1.
to confer, bargain, or discuss with a view to reaching agreement
verb transitive
2.
to make arrangements for, settle, or conclude (a business transaction, treaty, etc.)
3.
to transfer, assign, or sell (negotiable paper)
4.
to succeed in crossing, surmounting, moving through, etc.
to negotiate a deep river
Derived forms
negotiator (neˈgotiˌator)
noun
Word origin
< L negotiatus, pp. of negotiari, to carry on business < negotium, business < neg-, not (see negation) + otium, ease
Examples of 'negotiate' in a sentence
negotiate
We have now negotiated a full refund of the unused portion of the tickets.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They fail to negotiate their starting salaries and later they fail to ask for better pay rises.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
negotiate
British English: negotiate /nɪˈɡəʊʃɪˌeɪt/ VERB
If one person or group negotiates with another, they talk about a problem or a situation in order to solve the problem or complete the arrangement.
The government would not negotiate with the rebels.
He wants to negotiate a deal with the football club.
American English: negotiate
Arabic: يَتفَاوَضُ
Brazilian Portuguese: negociar
Chinese: 商议
Croatian: pregovarati
Czech: vyjednat
Danish: forhandle
Dutch: onderhandelen
European Spanish: negociar
Finnish: neuvotella
French: négocier
German: verhandeln
Greek: διαπραγματεύομαι
Italian: negoziare
Japanese: 交渉する
Korean: 협상하다
Norwegian: forhandle
Polish: wynegocjować
European Portuguese: negociar
Romanian: a negocia
Russian: вести переговоры
Latin American Spanish: negociar
Swedish: förhandla
Thai: ต่อรอง
Turkish: görüşmek
Ukrainian: проводити переговори
Vietnamese: thương lượng
Chinese translation of 'negotiate'
negotiate
(nɪˈɡəuʃɪeɪt)
vi
商讨(討) (shāngtǎo)
vt
[treaty, contract]谈(談)判 (tánpàn)
[obstacle, hill, bend]顺(順)利通过(過) (shùnlì tōngguò)
to negotiate with sb (for sth)(就某事)与(與)某人协(協)商 ((jiù mǒushì) yǔ mǒurén xiéshāng)
1 (verb)
Definition
to talk with others in order to reach (an agreement)
The president may be willing to negotiate with the democrats.
Synonyms
bargain
They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash.
deal
contract
He has contracted to lease part of the collection to a museum in Japan.
discuss
debate
consult
The umpires consulted quickly.
confer
She conferred with Hill and the others in her office.
mediate
UN officials mediated between the two sides.
hold talks
arbitrate
cut a deal
conciliate
She has conciliated in more than 600 unfair dismissal cases.
parley
Both sides indicated their readiness to parley.
discuss terms
2 (verb)
Definition
to succeed in passing round or over (a place or a problem)
The local government and the army have negotiated a truce.
Synonyms
arrange
manage
settle
Right, that's settled then.
work out
bring about
transact
This would free them to transact business across the state lines.
3 (verb)
Definition
to succeed in passing round or over (a place or a problem)
I negotiated the corner on my motorbike.
Synonyms
get round
clear
pass
They were the first company in their field to pass the £2 billion turnover mark.
cross
pass through
get over
get past
surmount
I realised I had to surmount the language barrier.
handle
Additional synonyms
in the sense of conciliate
She has conciliated in more than 600 unfair dismissal cases.
Synonyms
mediate,
intervene,
arbitrate,
interpose,
make the peace,
restore harmony,
pour oil on troubled waters,
clear the air,
act as middleman
in the sense of confer
Definition
to discuss together
She conferred with Hill and the others in her office.
Synonyms
discuss,
talk,
consult,
deliberate,
discourse,
converse,
parley
in the sense of consult
Definition
to ask advice from or discuss matters with (someone)
The umpires consulted quickly.
Synonyms
confer,
talk,
debate,
deliberate,
commune,
compare notes,
consider
Synonyms of 'negotiate'
negotiate
Explore 'negotiate' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of contract
Definition
to make a formal agreement with (a person or company) to do or deliver (something)
He has contracted to lease part of the collection to a museum in Japan.
Synonyms
agree,
arrange,
negotiate,
engage,
pledge,
bargain,
undertake,
come to terms,
shake hands,
covenant,
make a deal,
commit yourself,
enter into an agreement
in the sense of mediate
Definition
to intervene between people or in a dispute in order to bring about agreement
UN officials mediated between the two sides.
Synonyms
intervene,
moderate,
step in (informal),
intercede,
settle,
referee,
resolve,
umpire,
reconcile,
arbitrate,
interpose,
conciliate,
make peace,
restore harmony,
act as middleman,
bring to terms,
bring to an agreement
in the sense of parley
Definition
to have a parley
Both sides indicated their readiness to parley.
Synonyms
discuss,
talk,
speak,
negotiate,
deliberate,
confer,
palaver,
powwow,
confabulate (formal)
in the sense of pass
Definition
to exceed
They were the first company in their field to pass the £2 billion turnover mark.
Synonyms
exceed,
beat,
overtake,
go beyond,
excel,
surpass,
transcend,
outstrip,
outdo,
surmount
in the sense of settle
Definition
an act of settling
Right, that's settled then.
Synonyms
establish,
determine,
confirm,
fix,
appoint,
arrange,
agree
in the sense of surmount
Definition
to overcome (a problem)
I realised I had to surmount the language barrier.
Synonyms
overcome,
master,
conquer,
pass,
exceed,
surpass,
overpower,
triumph over,
vanquish (literary),
prevail over
in the sense of transact
Definition
to do, conduct, or negotiate (a business deal)
This would free them to transact business across the state lines.