Meaning

6 senses
  1. (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

  2. (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

  3. (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

  4. (transitive)To transfer to another person with all the rights of the original holder; to pass, as a bill.

  5. (obsolete)To transact business; to carry on trade.

  6. (obsolete)To intrigue; to scheme.

Examples

137 sentences
  1. We don't negotiate.

    Ми не ведемо переговорів. — deniko

    ruМы не ведём переговоров. — marafon

    deWir verhandeln nicht. — mayabe

  2. I don't negotiate.

    Я не веду переговорів. — deniko

  3. 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

  4. The two countries negotiated a treaty.

    ruДве страны обсуждали условия договора. — marafon

    deDie beiden Länder handelten einen Vertrag aus. — raggione

  5. Have you tried negotiating with Tom?

    ruТы пытался договориться с Томом? — marafon

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
confer to reach an agreement (intransitive):
arrange a mutual agreement (transitive):
Русский
By meaning 3
confer to reach an agreement (intransitive):
arrange a mutual agreement (transitive):
to succeed in coping with, getting over:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
confer to reach an agreement (intransitive):
arrange a mutual agreement (transitive):
to succeed in coping with, getting over:

Origin

c. 1598; borrowed from Latin negōtiātus, perfect active participle of negōtior (“to do bus

c. 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 formnegotiate · to negotiate
3rd person singularnegotiates
Present participlenegotiating
Past simplenegotiated
Past participlenegotiated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theynegotiate
he, she, itnegotiates

Past simpleLesson

all personsnegotiated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave negotiated
he, she, ithas negotiated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill negotiate

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

13 related words

See also

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