Consult definition
Consult an attorney.
Consult one's checkbook before making a major purchase.
Consult your own wishes in the matter.
To consult a map.
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.
Consulted the restaurant's website for directions.
A retired executive who consults for several large companies.
To consult a lawyer.
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.
Men forgot, or feared, to consult ... ; they were content to consult libraries. - William Whewell.
We are ... to consult the necessities of life, rather than matters of ornament and delight. -L'Estrange.
Origin of consult
- French consulter from Latin cōnsultāre frequentative of cōnsulere to take counsel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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