negotiate
To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreementTo confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.
» We don't negotiate.
Wir verhandeln nicht.
Мы не ведём переговоров.
Ми не ведемо переговорів.
Meaning
6 senses(intransitive)To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.
verhandeln
вести́ перегово́рыvestí peregovóry, провести́ перегово́рыprovestí peregovóry
вести́ перегово́риvestý perehovóry
(transitive)To arrange or settle something by mutual agreement.
We negotiated the contract to everyone's satisfaction.
The client and server computers must first negotiate a network protocol to be used.
aushandeln
догова́риватьсяdogovárivatʹsja, договори́тьсяdogovorítʹsja
домовля́тисяdomovljátysja, домо́витисяdomóvytysja
(transitive)To succeed in coping with, getting over or navigate a hazard or obstacle.
We negotiated the mountain track with difficulty.
Although the car was quite rickety, he could negotiate the curves very well.
überwinden
преодолева́тьpreodolevátʹ, преодоле́тьpreodolétʹ
succeed in passing through, around, or over
(transitive)To transfer to another person with all the rights of the original holder; to pass, as a bill.
(obsolete)To transact business; to carry on trade.
(obsolete)To intrigue; to scheme.
Examples
137 sentencesWe don't negotiate.
Ми не ведемо переговорів. — deniko
ruМы не ведём переговоров. — marafon
deWir verhandeln nicht. — mayabe
I don't negotiate.
Я не веду переговорів. — deniko
We don't negotiate with terrorists.
Ми не ведемо переговорів з терористами. — deniko
ruМы не ведём переговоры с террористами. — Hellerick
deWir verhandeln nicht mit Terroristen! — jerom
The two countries negotiated a treaty.
ruДве страны обсуждали условия договора. — marafon
deDie beiden Länder handelten einen Vertrag aus. — raggione
Have you tried negotiating with Tom?
ruТы пытался договориться с Томом? — marafon
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
c. 1598; borrowed from Latin negōtiātus, perfect active participle of negōtior (“to do busc. 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”).
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Forms
negotiates, negotiating, negotiated, negotiated| Base form | negotiate · to negotiate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | negotiates |
| Present participle | negotiating |
| Past simple | negotiated |
| Past participle | negotiated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonyms- succeed in passing through, around, or over:negociate
- discuss the terms of an arrangement:negociatetalk terms
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle