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To discuss or have talks in order to reach an agreement or compromise
“The court rules encourage both sides to negotiate and reach agreement wherever possible.”
To act as a mediator between two parties
“The mediator listens to both sides and proposes solutions to help negotiate a settlement between the two parties.”
To haggle, argue or push for a better deal
“If you haggle over the price of a car, why shouldn't you negotiate for a better price from contractors?”
To obtain or bring about by discussion
“He had just managed to negotiate a higher salary than he was expecting.”
To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated or intensive efforts
“At that point, you'll need to negotiate a way to get through to the end of the project.”
To achieve or bring (something) to completion
“Unfortunately, however, no Australian-owned animation house has ever managed to successfully negotiate a network sale in the U.S.”
To contend or deal with (something), usually in an effective manner
“The supporters of government must negotiate the difficult task of giving sympathy to the injured while blaming them for the incident.”
To find a way through (an obstacle or difficult route)
“And seldom does the skipper of a large ship negotiate the tricky passage without heaving a sigh of relief as he leaves Cape Betsy in his wake.”
To find a way over an obstacle, such as by jumping or leaping
“A technique has also to be developed to negotiate the hurdles with a minimum loss of speed, rhythm, and energy.”
To overcome or prevail over, especially a difficulty or obstacle
To move over or back and forth over
Reconcile a situation
To enter into a formal and legally binding agreement
To settle a dispute by mutual concession
To energetically devote, or begin devoting, effort to something
To cross or break through a barrier, especially by force
To move something or oneself in a circular direction or motion
To discuss
To make an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one
To act as a judge, or to make a judgment on
To take for temporary use
To come safely through a precarious situation
To move, especially carefully or skillfully, around obstacles
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