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To consult is to ask for or get information from someone, or to give such information.

(verb)

When you go and meet with a financial advisor, this is an example of a situation where you consult with a financial advisor.
When you give your husband a call before dinner to see if he wants to go to a dinner party, this is an example of a situation where you consult with your husband.
When you are asked by a company to provide information on how to accomplish a specific task, this is an example of how a person can consult with a company.

See consult in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to talk things over in order to decide or plan something; confer

Origin: L consultare < pp. of consulere, to deliberate, consider, orig., prob., to call together, as in consulere senatum, to gather the senate, hence ask (it) for advice < com-, with + IE base *sel-, to take, seize > sell, Gr helein, to take

transitive verb

1. to seek an opinion from; ask the advice of: to consult a lawyer
2. to refer to or turn to, esp. for information: to consult a map
to keep in mind while acting or deciding; show regard for; consider: consult your own wishes in the matter
Obsolete
1. to confer about
2. to plan for

noun

Obsolete a consultation

Related Forms:

consulter noun

See consult in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb con·sult·ed, con·sult·ing, con·sults

verb, transitive

a. To seek advice or information of: consult an attorney.
b. To refer to: consulted a telephone directory for the number.
To take into account; consider: consult one's checkbook before making a major purchase.

verb, intransitive