Consult

/ˈkɒnsʌlt/ · noun

Meaning

(now US, countable) A visit to consult somebody, such as a doctor; a consultation..

Definitions by Sense

1. (now US, countable) A visit to consult somebody, such as a doctor; a consultation.
2. (obsolete) The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation.
3. (obsolete) The result of consultation; determination; decision.
4. (obsolete) A council; a meeting for consultation.
5. (obsolete) Agreement; concert.
6. (intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.
7. (intransitive) To advise or offer expertise.
8. (intransitive) To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm.

Example Sentences

For firſt upon conſult of reaſon, there will bee found no eaſie aſſurance for to faſten a materiall or temperamentall propriety upon any nation; […]

[T]he council broke; / And all their grave conſults diſſolv'd in ſmoke.

a consult of coquettes

1661 (written), published in 1681, Thomas Hobbes, A Dialogue between a Philosopher and a Student of the Common Laws of England All the laws of England have been made by the kings of England, consulting with the nobility and commons.

Let us consult upon to-morrow's business.

SIR,—I have the honour to refer to your letter requesting me to desire Mr. Y. Ching-chong to come and consult with the Municipal Council, as Mr. Wood, the Chairman of that Body had informed you at a personal interview that they fully concurred in the desirability of co-operation with Mr. Ching-chong in improvements in the Honan road draining and lighting.

Well, I have a trade of my own. I suppose I am the only one in the world. I’m a consulting detective, if you can understand what that is.

If you have no library commission, consult a lawyer and get from him a careful statement of what can be done under present statutory regulations.

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• consults
• consulting
• consulted

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