Negotiate

Meaning

Negotiate means to discuss something with another person or group in order to reach an agreement, especially when different sides have different interests or demands.

Pronunciation

/nɪˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/

Word Forms

• Base form: negotiate
• Past tense: negotiated
• Past participle: negotiated
• Present participle: negotiating
• Noun: negotiation
• Adjective: negotiable
• Adverb: negotiably

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

• negotiate a deal — to discuss terms in order to reach an agreement.
• negotiate a contract — to discuss and agree on the conditions of a contract.
• negotiate a price — to discuss a price in an attempt to reach an acceptable amount.
• negotiate terms — to discuss and agree on particular conditions.
• negotiate with someone — to discuss an issue with another person or group in order to reach an agreement.
• successfully negotiate — to reach a satisfactory agreement through discussion.

Example Sentences

• The two companies are negotiating a new contract.
• She managed to negotiate a better price for the apartment.
• The government agreed to negotiate with the workers.
• They spent several hours negotiating the terms of the agreement.
• He refused to negotiate and insisted that his original offer was final.

Literary Example

Example:

“Let us negotiate the terms of the contract.”

— William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair

Here, negotiate means to discuss and settle the conditions of an agreement. The word emphasizes the process of reaching an arrangement through discussion rather than simply accepting terms imposed by another person.

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