Tra từ negotiate - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ne·go·ti·ate [negotiate negotiates negotiated negotiating] BrE [nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt] NAmE [nɪˈɡoʊʃieɪt] verb
1. intransitive ~ (with sb) (for/about sth) to try to reach an agreement by formal discussion
•The government will not negotiate with terrorists.
•We have been negotiating for more pay.
•a strong negotiating position
•negotiating skills
2. transitive ~ sth to arrange or agree sth by formal discussion
•to negotiate a deal/contract/treaty/settlement
•We successfully negotiated the release of the hostages.
3. transitive ~ sth (formal)to successfully get over or past a difficult part on a path or route
•The climbers had to negotiate a steep rock face.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from Latin negotiat- ‘done in the course of business’, from the verb negotiari, from negotium ‘business’, from neg- ‘not’ + otium ‘leisure’.

Thesaurus:
negotiate verb I
•The government is willing to negotiate with the rebels.
hold talks • • bargain • • do a deal • • deal with sb/sth • • haggle •
negotiate/hold talks/bargain/do a deal/deal/haggle with sb/sth
negotiate/hold talks/do a deal on sth

Example Bank:
•He safely negotiated the slippery stepping stones.
•He successfully negotiated the slippery steps.
•I managed to negotiate successfully with the authorities.
•Rents are individually negotiated between landlord and tenant.
•The flight of steps was quite difficult to negotiate with a heavy suitcase.
•The parameters of the job are being continually negotiated.
•They have refused to negotiate on this issue.
•Theyt were forced to negotiate directly with the rebels.
•We are negotiating for the release of the prisoners.
•a carefully negotiated series of concessions
•negotiating directly with the rebels
•negotiating on behalf of Britain
•those negotiating on behalf of the government
•to negotiate between the two sides
•Her financial adviser is negotiating on her behalf.
•I had just negotiated the entire length of Oxford Street.
•She managed to negotiate a permanent contract with the firm.
•She negotiated her way past the hot ovens.
•The car negotiated the bends of the twisting mountain road.
•The rats had to negotiate the mazes to obtain food.
•Up to 10 000 vehicles a day negotiate this narrow, winding road.
•We still need to negotiate the details of the contract.
•We then had to negotiate a steep rock face.
•You have to negotiate two rather sharp corners.