Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To seek advice or information of.
- intransitive verb To refer to.
- intransitive verb To take into account; consider.
- intransitive verb To exchange views; confer.
- intransitive verb To work or serve as a consultant.
- noun A consultation, especially one involving physicians.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To ask advice of; seek the opinion of as a guide to one's own judgment; have recourse to for information or instruction: as, to
consult a friend, a physician, or a book. - To have especial reference or respect to, in judging or acting; consider; regard.
- To plan, devise, or contrive.
- . To seek the opinion or advice of another, for the purpose of regulating one's own action or judgment: followed by with.
- To take counsel together; confer; deliberate in common.
- noun A meeting for consultation or deliberation; a council.
- noun The act of consulting; the effect of consultation; determination.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of; to apply to for information or instruction; to refer to.
- transitive verb To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider.
- transitive verb obsolete To deliberate upon; to take for.
- transitive verb obsolete To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive.
- noun obsolete The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation; also, the result of consulation; determination; decision.
- noun obsolete A council; a meeting for consultation.
- noun obsolete Agreement; concert.
- intransitive verb To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete : The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation; also, the result of consultation; determination; decision.
- noun obsolete : A council; a meeting for consultation.
- noun obsolete : Agreement; concert.
- noun US : A visit, e.g. to a doctor; a
consultation . - verb intransitive To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.
- verb intransitive To
advise or offer expertise. - verb intransitive To work as a
consultant orcontractor rather than as a full-timeemployee of a firm. - verb transitive To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of; to apply to for information or instruction; to refer to; as, to consult a physician; to consult a dictionary.
- verb transitive To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.
- verb transitive , (
obsolete ): To deliberate upon; to take for. - verb transitive , (
obsolete ): To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb have a conference in order to talk something over
- verb seek information from
- verb get or ask advice from
- verb advise professionally
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Well, if you want to learn how to protect your house against a break-in, the best source to consult is a professional burglar.
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In other words, readers, (and I'm resisting the urge to write this in capitals) they don't try to sell you anything; well of course, they do, it's their job after all (the makeup consult is £ 10, which is subtracted from the cost of anything you buy) — they just do it very quietly.
Coolhunter: Shiseido's Makeup Simulator Tina Gaudoin 2010
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Fed up with her non-existent love life, Faith decides to once again consult the cards.
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Fed up with her non-existent love life, Faith decides to once again consult the cards.
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Fed up with her non-existent love life, Faith decides to once again consult the cards.
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To consult is to learn, and to become sensitive to all perspectives, so that whatever decision is made, the government will act with the knowledge of how all relevant interests will be affected, after having given respectful consideration to those interests.
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In this role as a true partner we will be able to again consult with the United States as we have in the past, and be able to advocate and encourage even more steps to avoid nuclear conflict.
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Now, the agreement to consult is really important.
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He did herein consult the benefit of his creatures.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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He also recommends that patients taking bisphosphonates long term consult their doctors if they experience pain in their thighs, suggesting "It may be time to consider a drug holiday."
shanvrolijk commented on the word consult
Groceries are bought after consulting carefully made lists.
January 22, 2018