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consult

[ verb kuhn-suhlt; noun kon-suhlt, kuhn-suhlt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to seek advice or information from; ask guidance from:

    Consult your lawyer before signing the contract.

  2. to refer to for information:

    Consult your dictionary for the spelling of the word.

  3. to have regard for (a person's interest, convenience, etc.) in making plans.
  4. Obsolete. to meditate, plan, or contrive.


verb (used without object)

  1. to consider or deliberate; take counsel; confer (usually followed by with ):

    He consulted with his doctor.

  2. to give professional or expert advice; serve as consultant.

noun

  1. Archaic. a secret meeting, especially one for seditious purposes.

consult

/ əˈʌ /

verb

  1. whenintr, often foll by with to ask advice from (someone); confer with (someone)
  2. tr to refer to for information

    to consult a map

  3. tr to have regard for (a person's feelings, interests, etc) in making decisions or plans; consider
  4. intr to make oneself available to give professional advice, esp at scheduled times and for a fee
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • Dzˈܱٱ, noun
  • Dzˈܱٲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • cDz·ܱ verb
  • cDz·ܱ verb
  • ܲcDz·ܱĻ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of consult1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French consulter, from Latin DzԲܱ “to deliberate,” literally, “to advise repeatedly,” from consulere “to advise, consider, seek advice from”; consul
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of consult1

C17: from French consulter, from Latin DzԲܱ to reflect, take counsel, from consulere to consult
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Synonym Study

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.
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In January, Cardiff University published proposals to cut 400 jobs, while Bangor University and the University of South Wales are also consulting on job losses.

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"Hezbollah decided to engage in a war to support Gaza without proper calculations, without consulting the people or the Lebanese state".

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“While our office may consult and provide information as needed, after a California court issues an extradition warrant, the extradition process is handled by federal agencies.”

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The government has promised to consult businesses affected by the changes, with makers of machinery equipment, medicines and chemicals, alongside carmakers, most likely to be affected.

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