Consult

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To seek advice or information of.
  • intransitive verb. To refer to.
  • intransitive verb. To take into account; consider.
  • intransitive verb. To exchange views; confer.
  • intransitive verb. To work or serve as a consultant.
  • noun. A consultation, especially one involving physicians.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A meeting for consultation or deliberation; a council.
  • noun. The act of consulting; the effect of consultation; determination.
  • To ask advice of; seek the opinion of as a guide to one's own judgment; have recourse to for information or instruction: as, to consult a friend, a physician, or a book.
  • To have especial reference or respect to, in judging or acting; consider; regard.
  • To plan, devise, or contrive.
  • . To seek the opinion or advice of another, for the purpose of regulating one's own action or judgment: followed by with.
  • To take counsel together; confer; deliberate in common.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.
  • transitive verb. To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of; to apply to for information or instruction; to refer to.
  • transitive verb. To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider.
  • transitive verb. To deliberate upon; to take for.
  • transitive verb. To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive.
  • noun. The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation; also, the result of consulation; determination; decision.
  • noun. A council; a meeting for consultation.
  • noun. Agreement; concert.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. : The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation; also, the result of consultation; determination; decision.
  • noun. : A council; a meeting for consultation.
  • noun. : Agreement; concert.
  • noun. : A visit, e.g. to a doctor; a consultation.
  • verb. To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.
  • verb. To advise or offer expertise.
  • verb. To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm.
  • verb. To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of; to apply to for information or instruction; to refer to; as, to consult a physician; to consult a dictionary.
  • verb. To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.
  • verb. , (obsolete): To deliberate upon; to take for.
  • verb. , (obsolete): To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. have a conference in order to talk something over
  • verb. seek information from
  • verb. get or ask advice from
  • verb. advise professionally
  • Word Usage
    "Well, if you want to learn how to protect your house against a break-in, the best source to consult is a professional burglar."
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    advise  ask  counsel  enquire  inquire  
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    adult  bult  cult  exult  insult  
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