negotiate

«negotiate» in Mova's school dictionary: To talk with others to reach an agreement, often each… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (negotiate, negotiates, negotiated, negotiating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To talk with others to reach an agreement, often each side giving a little: negotiate a deal. tree →

2) To get something by talking and agreeing: they negotiated a later bedtime. tree →

3) To get safely past or through something difficult: negotiate a steep path. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life children negotiate with parents (screen time, pocket money) and with friends (taking turns). In history and news, countries negotiate peace. In stories and sport, you «negotiate» a tricky obstacle. Phrases: negotiate with, negotiate a deal, negotiate a price, negotiate a bend.

examples

• We negotiated with Mum for an extra half hour of TV. tree →
• The two countries negotiated a peace treaty. tree →
• The class negotiated the rules for the game. tree →
• The driver carefully negotiated the sharp bend. tree →
• She negotiated a lower price at the market. tree →
• Workers negotiated better pay. tree →
• The hikers negotiated the rocky path down the mountain. tree →

note

Regular verb: negotiated, negotiating. Noun: negotiation; person: negotiator. Said ni-GOH-shee-ate. Similar: bargain, haggle (about prices), make a deal.

In the corpora

• To negotiate is to talk until both people agree a deal, such as a price for a job.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «negotiate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.