negotiate

verb
/nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/

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

Other meanings

To arrange or settle something by mutual agreement.
“We negotiated the contract to everyone's satisfaction.”
To succeed in coping with, getting over or navigate a hazard or obstacle.
“We negotiated the mountain track with difficulty.”

Synonyms

talk terms

Related words

misnegotiate
negotiability
prenegotiated
unnegotiated
nonnegotiating
negotiable
negotiating table
negotiation
negotiator
negotiatory
renegotiate

Example sentences

“Can they negotiate better trade deals this year?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“We can negotiate with the owner.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "negōtiātus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “negotiate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.