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{
"term": "negotiate",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "negotiate",
"heSheIt": "negotiates"
},
"pastSimple": "negotiated",
"pastParticiple": "negotiated",
"ingForm": "negotiating"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to try to reach an agreement by formal discussion",
"sensetop": "negotiate (with somebody) (for something)negotiate (with somebody) about/on somethingnegotiate between A and B",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The government will not negotiate with terrorists.",
"contextForm": "negotiate (with somebody) (for something)"
},
{
"text": "We have been negotiating for more pay."
},
{
"text": "They have refused to negotiate on this issue.",
"contextForm": "negotiate (with somebody) about/on something"
},
{
"text": "a strong negotiating position"
},
{
"text": "negotiating skills"
},
{
"text": "to negotiate between the two sides",
"contextForm": "negotiate between A and B"
},
{
"text": "I managed to negotiate successfully with the authorities."
},
{
"text": "They were forced to negotiate directly with the rebels."
},
{
"text": "We are negotiating for the release of the prisoners."
},
{
"text": "negotiating on behalf of Britain"
},
{
"text": "those negotiating on behalf of the government"
},
{
"text": "Her financial adviser is negotiating on her behalf."
}
],
"topics": [
"Discussion and agreement",
"War and conflict",
"Politics",
"Business"
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["carefully", "successfully", "effectively"],
"verb + negotiate": ["be able to", "be prepared to", "be willing to"],
"preposition": ["between", "for", "on"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to arrange or agree something by formal discussion",
"sensetop": "negotiate something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **negotiate a deal/contract/treaty/settlement**"
},
{
"text": "We successfully negotiated the release of the hostages."
},
{
"text": "a carefully negotiated series of concessions"
},
{
"text": "She managed to negotiate a permanent contract with the firm."
},
{
"text": "We still need to negotiate the details of the contract."
},
{
"text": "The parameters of the job are being continually negotiated."
},
{
"text": "Rents are individually negotiated between landlord and tenant."
}
],
"topics": ["Discussion and agreement", "Business"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["carefully", "successfully", "effectively"],
"verb + negotiate": ["be able to", "be prepared to", "be willing to"],
"preposition": ["between", "for", "on"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to successfully get over or past a difficult part on a path or route",
"sensetop": "negotiate something",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The climbers had to negotiate a steep rock face."
},
{
"text": "He safely negotiated the slippery stepping stones."
},
{
"text": "He successfully negotiated the slippery steps."
},
{
"text": "The flight of steps was quite difficult to negotiate with a heavy suitcase."
},
{
"text": "I had just negotiated the entire length of Oxford Street."
},
{
"text": "She negotiated her way past the hot ovens."
},
{
"text": "The car negotiated the bends of the twisting mountain road."
},
{
"text": "The rats had to negotiate the mazes to obtain food."
},
{
"text": "Up to 10 000 vehicles a day negotiate this narrow, winding road."
},
{
"text": "You have to negotiate two rather sharp corners."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["easily", "safely", "successfully"],
"verb + negotiate": ["be difficult to"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt/",
"audio": "ne/negotiate/negotiate__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪts/",
"audio": "ne/negotiate/negotiates__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪtɪd/",
"audio": "ne/negotiate/negotiated__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪtɪŋ/",
"audio": "ne/negotiate/negotiating__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt/",
"audio": "ne/negotiate/negotiate__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪts/",
"audio": "ne/negotiate/negotiates__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪtɪd/",
"audio": "ne/negotiate/negotiated__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪtɪŋ/",
"audio": "ne/negotiate/negotiating__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from Latin negotiat- ‘done in the course of business’, from the verb negotiari, from negotium ‘business’, from neg- ‘not’ + otium ‘leisure’."
}