to parley
3
8.6
- verb
- /ˈpɑrli/
- Archaic
:
parlar
- We're here to parley.
And then finally we find out that Erian is back and will come to parley.
- And then finally we find out that Erian is back and will come to parley.
Examples
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God's teeth, have we not parleyed enough these past months?
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I will not parley with you.
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So, I wish to parley with you.
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Their purpose is to parley, court and dance.
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You figure they came to parley?
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"Now they parley," Margery said.
Fiction book (1993) -
But Brewster's coming in to parley.
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Where was your conscience this day, when you parleyed with the king?
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But in case there were some survivors, we took MacDonald with us so that he could parley with them and secure permission for our search.
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The two leaders decided to parley in hopes of ending the conflict between their nations.
Synonyms
801
3.7
Try to reach an agreement by talking, often about business terms
20
4.6
Talk about details carefully to reach an agreement
6
4.0
To talk with others to make a decision or share ideas
2
8.0
To meet briefly to discuss plans
1
4.3
To talk to try to reach an agreement
Talk about things fully to reach an agreement when people disagree
Idioms
How Formal
- Formal
801
3.7
- Archaic
3
8.6
45
4.9
∞
1.6
∞
1.0
- Informal
269
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
To parley comes from the French parler 'to speak'. So to parley is to hold talks with an enemy to try to make an agreement or stop fighting.