Consult

Quick meaning: Consult is a noun meaning (now US, countable) A visit to consult somebody, such as a doctor; a consultation.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

a consult of coquettes

Let us consult upon to-morrow's business.

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

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.

Word Forms

• consults
• consulting
• consulted

Synonyms for consult

Depending on context, synonyms include refer, consultation, see, seek, confabulate, confab.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include confer, refer, confab, confabulate, look up, consultative.

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