consult
to seek advice or information from; ask guidance from: Consult your lawyer before signing the contract.
to refer to for information: Consult your dictionary for the spelling of the word.
to have regard for (a person's interest, convenience, etc.) in making plans.
Obsolete. to meditate, plan, or contrive.
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.
a consultation.
Archaic. a secret meeting, especially one for seditious purposes.
Origin of consult
1synonym study For consult
Other words from consult
- pre·con·sult, verb
- re·con·sult, verb
- un·con·sult·ed, adjective
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How to use consult in a sentence
He added that Norse has good relations with the FBI and has consulted with them on other crime cases.
FBI Won’t Stop Blaming North Korea for Sony Hack -- Despite New Evidence | Shane Harris | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGoff said he had consulted with a former Romney staffer by the name of Jared Townsend.
Other SEALs have given paid speeches and consulted for filmmakers and video game designers.
Bin Laden ‘Shooter’ Story Is FUBAR, Special Ops Sources Say | Shane Harris | November 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCurry was intrigued and, unlike the other filmmakers VanDyke consulted, he had time to take on a major project.
‘Point and Shoot’ Captures the Birth of a Warrior on Film | Lloyd Grove | October 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe consulted with specialists in Los Angeles, Boston and Baltimore.
Terrified with this apparition, he consulted several friends, who advised him to take the advice.
"Then I think it was your duty to have first consulted me, Lady Maude," he said, feeling deeply mortified.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodHe consulted Skipworth about a manager and asked if he knew any railway man in Ireland, not too old, who would do.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowNow it so happened that the attorneys for the defense had consulted with a chemist, who was in the court room by request.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxEvery team in Rosewater was bespoken for the distinguished occasion, and the reports of the weather bureau were consulted daily.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for consult
/ (kənˈsʌlt) /
(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
Origin of consult
1Derived forms of consult
- consultable, adjective
- consulter or consultor, noun
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