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ADV
carefully
The two countries carefully negotiated a trade agreement that satisfied both sides.
successfully | freely
individually, separately
Each employee negotiated their salary separately with the manager.
jointly
directly
The two companies decided to negotiate directly with each other instead of using lawyers.
secretly
constantly, continually
The two companies are constantly negotiating the terms of their partnership agreement.
VERB + NEGOTIATE
be able to
be prepared to, be willing to
The two sides were prepared to negotiate a solution that would satisfy everyone.
attempt to, seek to, try to | manage to | help (to)
PREP
between
The ambassador had to negotiate between the striking workers and the factory owners.
for
The two companies negotiated for better terms before signing the contract.
on
The two countries finally agreed to negotiate on a trade deal last month.
on behalf of
The union leader negotiated on behalf of all the factory workers during the wage discussions.
with
The union leader negotiated with management to secure better working conditions for employees.
ADV
easily, safely
The experienced driver easily negotiated the sharp mountain curves despite the heavy traffic.
VERB + NEGOTIATE
be difficult to
The narrow mountain path was difficult to negotiate during the heavy snowstorm.