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negotiate English

Meaning negotiate meaning

What does negotiate mean?
Definitions in simple English

negotiate Verb

— If you negotiate with somebody about something, you each give your own ideas and try to reach an agreement. Owens and his boss are still negotiating. I was still negotiating for the best rate. She repeated her long-held belief that no country can negotiate with terrorists. The US and Canada then negotiated an agreement that was completed in 1987. The city's Peace Officers Association is currently negotiating a new contract with the city. He made it clear that he would not negotiate. I disagree that it is a relatively easy matter to negotiate over hostages. The United States is willing to negotiate or see negotiations proceed with Iran. Carter was known as the president who negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel. The United Automobile Workers union negotiated good pension and health benefits with the American automakers. Ontario has taken a leading role in negotiating lower prices for many drugs. He didn't want to sign a particular contract with no opportunity to negotiate the terms of that contract. — If you negotiate a difficult area, you successfully move over or through it. Drivers still consider it a challenge to negotiate the long, desolate stretches of road with few services. American Indian students used Indian play to explore, comment on, and negotiate their identities as young Indians.

negotiate

— verb discuss the terms of an arrangement They negotiated the sale of the house — verb (= negociate) succeed in passing through, around, or over The hiker negociated the high mountain pass

Synonyms negotiate synonyms

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Topics negotiate topics

What do people use negotiate to talk about?
Language and thought Communication Say

Debate
Social behavior Conflict Peace

Negotiate
Social behavior Conflict Peace Make peace

Stop fighting
Work and occupation Finance Financial transaction

Bargain

Conjugation negotiate conjugation

How do you conjugate negotiate?

negotiate · verb

Examples negotiate examples

How do I use negotiate in a sentence?

Simple sentences

She then proceeded to negotiate with her bank.
His job is to negotiate with foreign buyers.
We don't negotiate with terrorists.
The Secretary General is making a last-ditch effort to negotiate a peace treaty between the two warring factions.
Some of the Indian leaders refused to negotiate.
The extremists refused to negotiate.
The government of Mexico refused to negotiate.
Let's negotiate.
They'll negotiate.
The problem is Tom's complete unwillingness to negotiate.
There's nothing to negotiate.
Mine owners refused to negotiate.
The commander refused to negotiate.
Tom doesn't want to negotiate.
We don't negotiate.
You can't negotiate with terrorists.
I am unwilling to negotiate.

Movie subtitles

I came by to see if there was any room to negotiate your offer?
Why didn't you let me negotiate?
I admit it would be very hard and I don't expect them to negotiate with me.
Are you authorised to negotiate?
If Zorg wants them, he'll have to negotiate.
Anybody else want to negotiate?
Where did he learn to negotiate like that?
I don't want to negotiate with the strikers.
I've been authorised to negotiate the release of Col. Feroud.
Negotiate with them.
But I could never negotiate with them!
You're an artist, you'll negotiate better.
The university will negotiate with Zikmund.
And how can I negotiate, when all the data's missing.
Abd el-Kader is ready to negotiate.
I dreamed I was selling my bar, and the prick wouldn't negotiate!
Why, we'd be glad to if you'd allow us to negotiate a slight loan.
They say there will be no war. They say they're about to negotiate.
Do I understand the great Richelieu is preparing to negotiate a peace?
But what if he refuses to negotiate?
Of course Buckingham will refuse to negotiate.
Not to negotiate a peace but to assassinate you.
You don't negotiate with art!
We must act quickly. You all know why you're here - to negotiate for his formula.
But I couId never negotiate with them!
Can you negotiate? Where's your captain?
Joe, do you have any ideas on how to negotiate with them?
Maybe he wants to negotiate.
To avoid bloodshed, we propose that the French authorities negotiate with us our right to self-determination.
You'll negotiate with Albert Roza.
We can talk, negotiate. Raimundo is a reasonable man.
I cannot negotiate in an atmosphere of mistrust.
I was sent to negotiate.
I am willing to negotiate.
Stand by while I negotiate.
Tell Frank I want to negotiate with him.
If incapable of resistance, negotiate for terms.

News and current affairs

Finally, the world should negotiate a new framework no later than 2010 to slow human-induced climate change.
We, like all EU presidencies, will be representing the wider Union interests when we negotiate.
But differences in cultural norms and the difficulty of verification would make such treaties hard to negotiate or implement.
In fact, the allegedly Islamic party had skilfully managed to negotiate with an unrelenting US, consult with the Turkish military and President, and share all information with the public and parliament.
By contrast, those who rule according to a shared belief cannot afford to negotiate, for that would undermine the belief itself.
At the political level, the UN is the meeting place for 193 member states to negotiate and create international law, as in the important treaty on climate change adopted at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992.
The Obama campaign is pummeling Romney on Medicare, and the Romney campaign is hammering Obama for his refusal to negotiate or even propose a solution.
As the American scholar and activist Hussein Ibish recently argued, Obama has appointed a cabinet designed to give him maximum room to negotiate a deal with Iran.
When a sovereign decides that its foreign debt is unsustainable, the government and its creditors have had to negotiate among themselves about what to do.
After several difficult years, the country managed to negotiate an exchange of outstanding bonds for bonds with a considerably lower face value.
I still recall the difficulty that I faced, as South Korea's foreign minister, in convincing Bush administration policymakers to negotiate with North Korea instead of merely applying pressure and waiting for the North to capitulate.
Trying to help resolve the situation peacefully, I was persuaded to negotiate at the Central Jakarta Police Station, but found to my horror that the mob leaders controlled the station.
They will not negotiate a separate peace. They would like nothing better than for America and Europe to be at odds, rather than working together.
Italy is perhaps the prime candidate to lead an exit from the eurozone, though a political shock could also arise in France, spurring it to negotiate with Germany the dissolution of the monetary union.
Palestinians can negotiate their future relationship with Israel and can count on American, Russian, European, and UN assistance.
Both sides may believe that their best option - at least for now - is to negotiate.
An alternative would be to establish some form of cooperative or contract-based farm association that can negotiate fair prices.
A few months ago, the Russian government came up with a proposal to negotiate a new European order within the framework of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Keynes was basically right, but he should have added that it helps when one power can negotiate with one other power.
South Korea has already concluded an FTA with the US, after years of difficult negotiations, and plans to negotiate a bilateral FTA with China this year.

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