par
ley
Third Person
parleys
Present Participle
parleying
Past Tense
parleyed
Past Participle
parleyed
1
to discuss the terms of an agreement with an opposing side, usually an enemy
- The opposing military generals agreed to parley in hopes of reaching a ceasefire agreement.
- We parleyed for hours but couldn't come to an agreement on the key issues dividing our two countries.
- Instead of resorting to violence, the two gangs decided to parley and discuss a truce.
- The diplomats parleyed for hours, striving to find common ground for a peace agreement.
- The negotiators successfully parleyed with the union representatives, reaching a compromise on the labor dispute.