was wotd|2007|February|21
English
Etymology
Latin negotium (Eng. usg. 1599)
Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/n��g��.�i.eɪt/ or /nɪ�g��.si.eɪt/, SAMPA|/n@g@(U)Se(I)t/
italbrac|US IPA|/n��go�.�i.eɪt/ or /nɪ�go�.�i.eɪt/, SAMPA|/n@go(U)Se(I)t/
audio|en-us-negotiate.ogg|Audio (US)
Verb
en-verb|negotiat|ing
#intransitive To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.
#:1963: "You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue." —Martin Luther King, Jr., to the eight fellow clergymen who opposed the civil rights action, "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Why We Can't Wait
#transitive To arrange or settle something by mutual agreement.
#:We negotiated the contract to everyone's satisfaction.
#transitive To succeed in cope|coping with, or getting over something.
#:We negotiated the mountain track with difficulty.
#:Although the car was quite rickety, he could negotiate the curves very well.
Translations
trans-top|confer to reach an agreement (intransitive)
Czech: vyjednávat
Dutch: onderhandelen
French: négocier
German: verhandeln
trans-mid
Polish: negocjowa�
Swedish: förhandla, underhandla
trans-bottom
trans-top|arrange a mutual agreement (transitive)
Czech: vyjednat
French: négocier
German: aushandeln
trans-mid
Polish: negocjowa�
Swedish: förhandla, underhandla
trans-bottom
trans-top|coping with, getting over
French: négocier
trans-mid
Polish: pokonywa�
Swedish: klara av
trans-bottom
Derived terms
negotiable
negotiation
negotiator
negotiatory
io:negotiate
it:negotiate
fi:negotiate
te:negotiate
vi:negotiate
zh:negotiate
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