Burros can be negotiated through the canyon
In the Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus, it says:
burros can be negotiated through the canyon.
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What do this sentence and the word 'negotiated' mean?
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kadioguy What do this sentence and the word 'negotiated' mean? Burros (a kind of equine related to horses) can be carefully led through the canyon (a long deep valley with very steep sides)
- kadioguy What do this sentence and the word 'negotiated' mean?
- Burros (a kind of equine related to horses) can be carefully led through the canyon (a long deep valley with very steep sides)
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kadioguyWhat do this sentence and the word 'negotiated' mean?
Burros (a kind of equine related to horses) can be carefully led through the canyon (a long deep valley with very steep sides)
0negotiate means pass through with success.
eg The bus negotiated the series of dangerous bends in the road.
Your sentence would be better written as
eg Burros can negotiate the canyon.
eg The canyon can be negotiated by burros.
0A seasoned captain can negotiate his ship through the dangerous waters near reefs and rocky outcrops.
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