consult
[ verb kuh n-suhlt; noun kon-suhlt, kuh n-suhlt ]
/ verb kənˈsʌlt; noun ˈkɒn sʌlt, kənˈsʌlt /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to consider or deliberate; take counsel; confer (usually followed by with): He consulted with his doctor.
to give professional or expert advice; serve as consultant.
noun
a consultation.
Archaic.
a secret meeting, especially one for seditious purposes.
Origin of consult
1525–35; (< Middle French
consulter) < Latin
consultāre to deliberate, consult, frequentative of
consulere to consult, take counsel; cf.
consul
synonym study for consult
1.
Consult,
confer imply talking over a situation or a subject with someone to decide points in doubt. To
consult is to seek from a presumably qualified person or source advice, opinion, etc.:
to consult an authority. To
confer is to exchange views:
The partners conferred concerning their business.
OTHER WORDS FROM consult
pre·con·sult, verb re·con·sult, verb un·con·sult·ed, adjectiveWords nearby consult
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British Dictionary definitions for consult
consult
/ (kənˈsʌlt) /
verb
(when intr, often foll by with)
to ask advice from (someone); confer with (someone)
(tr)
to refer to for information
to consult a map
(tr)
to have regard for (a person's feelings, interests, etc) in making decisions or plans; consider
(intr)
to make oneself available to give professional advice, esp at scheduled times and for a fee
Derived forms of consult
consultable, adjective consulter or consultor, nounWord Origin for consult
C17: from French
consulter, from Latin
consultāre to reflect, take counsel, from
consulere to consult