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Definition of parley verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

parley

verb
 
/ˈpɑːli/
 
/ˈpɑːrli/
[intransitive] (old-fashioned)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they parley
 
/ˈpɑːli/
 
/ˈpɑːrli/
he / she / it parleys
 
/ˈpɑːliz/
 
/ˈpɑːrliz/
past simple parleyed
 
/ˈpɑːlid/
 
/ˈpɑːrlid/
past participle parleyed
 
/ˈpɑːlid/
 
/ˈpɑːrlid/
-ing form parleying
 
/ˈpɑːliɪŋ/
 
/ˈpɑːrliɪŋ/
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  1. parley (with somebody) to discuss something with somebody in order to solve a problemTopics Discussion and agreementc2
    Word Originlate Middle English (denoting speech or debate): perhaps from Old French parlee ‘spoken’, feminine past participle of the verb parler.
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