consulting
[ kuh n-suhl-ting ]
/ kənˈsʌl tɪŋ /
adjective
employed or involved in giving professional advice to the public or to those practicing the profession: a consulting physician.
of, relating to, or used for consultation: a physician's consulting room.
OTHER WORDS FROM consulting
un·con·sult·ing, adjectiveWords nearby consulting
Definition for consulting (2 of 2)
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, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for consulting
British Dictionary definitions for consulting (1 of 2)
consulting
/ (kənˈsʌltɪŋ) /
adjective
(prenominal)
acting in an advisory capacity on professional matters
a consulting engineer
British Dictionary definitions for consulting (2 of 2)
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