consult

con·sult

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verb

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

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.

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consult

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

Origin of consult

Classical Latin consultare from past participle of consulere, to deliberate, consider, origin, originally , probably , to call together, as in consulere senatum, to gather the senate, hence ask (it) for advice from com-, with + Indo-European base an unverified form sel-, to take, seize from source sell, Classical Greek helein, to take

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
Obs.
1. to confer about
2. to plan for

a consultation

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consult

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 the restaurant's website for directions.
To take into account; consider: consult one's checkbook before making a major purchase.

verb

intransitive

To exchange views; confer.
To work or serve as a consultant: a retired executive who consults for several large companies.

noun

A consultation, especially one involving physicians.

Origin of consult

French consulter from Latin cōnsultāre frequentative of cōnsulere to take counsel

Related Forms:

con·sult′er
noun

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Noun

(plural consults)

(US): A visit, e.g. to a doctor; a consultation.

Usage notes

The noun consult is avoided in British English, favoring consultation instead. In AmE, they are merely synonyms.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present consults, present participle consulting, simple past and past participle consulted)

(intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.
Let us consult upon to-morrow's business. -William Shakespeare
All the laws of England have been made by the kings of England, consulting with the nobility and commons. - Thomas Hobbes.
(intransitive) To advise or offer expertise.
(intransitive) To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm.
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.
Men forgot, or feared, to consult ... ; they were content to consult libraries. - William Whewell.
To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.
We are ... to consult the necessities of life, rather than matters of ornament and delight. -L'Estrange.

Origin

From Middle French consulter, from Latin consultare (“to deliberate, consult”), frequentative of consulere (“to consult, deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ask advice”), from com- (“together”) + -sulere, of uncertain origin.

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