negotiate
verb (used without object)
to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
was negotiating
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past progressiveof negotiate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"Pump prices should not have to follow every swing in global crude or the exchange rates," Oyedele said, adding that the government was "negotiating a ceiling of 1,350 naira a litre".
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
He denied on Sunday that Iran was negotiating with the United States, saying they were merely "exchanging messages" via intermediaries.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
"When I was negotiating with Tony Blair all those years ago, I was clear that if you simply remove the hereditaries, you leave a purely nominated chamber," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
At the same time, Seymour was negotiating with the Los Angeles Rams to move from the Coliseum to Orange County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
The president, Harry S. Truman, was negotiating with black leaders to integrate the armed forces.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
