What does negotiate mean?
Word: Negotiate
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Negotiate means to talk with someone and try to reach an agreement, with each side giving a little. You can also negotiate a tricky path or bend, which means you manage to get past it.
Synonyms: discuss, settle
How do you spell negotiate?
Syllables: ne - go - ti - ate
Tricky part: The t in the middle sounds like sh, so children write negosiate or negoshiate. It is a t, followed by iate.
Watch out for: negosiate, negoshiate, negotate
Memory tip: The sh sound in the middle is written ti, just as it is in patient and initial.
Negotiate in a sentence
Example 1: Papa negotiated with the auto driver until he agreed to a fair fare.
Example 2: The two teams negotiated a new time for the cricket match.
Example 3: We had to negotiate a muddy path to reach the waterfall.
Fun Fact
The Latin word negotium meant business. It was made from nec, 'not', and otium, 'free time', so business was simply 'not free time'.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: negotiate
a) refuse
b) demand
c) quarrel
d) bargain
Show answer
d) bargain. When you bargain, you talk until both sides agree on a price.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
neggotiate
a) n
b) o
c) t
d) g
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d) g. A single g starts the go part of the word.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tageonite
a) negotiate
b) navigate
c) negation
d) negative
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a) negotiate. These letters hold two t's and no v, which fits only negotiate.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) nagotiate
b) cooperate
c) celebrate
d) participate
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a) nagotiate. Negotiate opens with ne, not na, even when it is said quickly; the other three are spelt right.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Two friends both want the window seat on a long bus ride. If they negotiate, they will most likely ____.
a) stop talking to each other
b) both stand all the way
c) take turns at the window
d) ask the driver to choose
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c) take turns at the window
2. The jeep had to negotiate a narrow mountain road. So the jeep had to ____.
a) turn back before reaching it
b) pay a toll to use it
c) wait for it to be repaired
d) get safely round its bends
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d) get safely round its bends
