NEGOTIATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they negotiate ... he / she / it negotiates

Past simple: negotiated

Past participle: negotiated

-ing form: negotiating

Sense 1

Meaning:

Discuss the terms of an arrangement

Example:

They negotiated the sale of the house

Synonyms:

negociate; negotiate; talk terms

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "negotiate" is one way to...):

discuss; hash out; talk over (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "negotiate"):

arbitrate; intercede; intermediate; liaise; mediate (act between parties with a view to reconciling differences)

renegociate; renegotiate (revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor)

bargain; dicker (negotiate the terms of an exchange)

broker (act as a broker)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence examples:

Sam and Sue negotiate

Sam wants to negotiate with Sue

Derivation:

negotiable (legally transferable to the ownership of another)

negotiable (able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise)

negotiant (someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement))

negotiation (a discussion intended to produce an agreement)

negotiator (someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Succeed in passing through, around, or over

Example:

The hiker negociated the high mountain pass

Synonyms:

negociate; negotiate

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "negotiate" is one way to...):

pass (go across or through)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Credits

Context examples:

Your ruler, action Mars, will contact Jupiter on November 12, and you may negotiate a profitable deal or see an increase in your paycheck due to the work you did on an important project.