{
    "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’."
}