consult

noun

(now US, countable) A visit to consult somebody, such as a doctor; a consultation.

(obsolete) The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation.

(obsolete) The result of consultation; determination; decision.

(obsolete) A council; a meeting for consultation.

(obsolete) Agreement; concert.

verb

(intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.

(transitive) To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of (a person)

(transitive) To refer to (something) for information.

(intransitive) To advise or offer expertise.

(intransitive) To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm.

(transitive) To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.

(transitive, obsolete) To deliberate upon; to take for.

(transitive, obsolete) To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive.

Roots

consulo-sult · Latin · take counsel

Synonyms for consult

advisev conferv counseln discussv confabn confabulatev examinev considerv

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