consult

Meaning

Noun

1. (US, countable) A visit to consult somebody, such as a doctor; a consultation.
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The result of consultation; determination; decision.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A council; a meeting for consultation.
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Agreement; concert.

Verb

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. (transitive) To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of (a person)
5. (transitive) To refer to (something) for information.
6. (transitive) To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.
7. (obsolete, transitive) To deliberate upon; to take for.
8. (obsolete, transitive) To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive.

Synonyms

confer

discuss

talk over

refer

confer with

deliberate

seek advice

inquire

ask

ask advice

look up

confabulate

take counsel with

negotiate

parley

take counsel

advise

counsel

debate

argue

commune

consider

consultation

question

❓

see

👀

survey

take up with

talk

🗣️

talk about

treat

confab

negociate

talk with

ask advice of

ask one’s opinion

seek counsel

interrogate

investigate

judge

🧑‍⚖️

look at

chat

make inquiries

measure

meet with

catch up with

observe

palaver

catch up

probe

query

Translations

consulter

consultar

consultare

consultar

konsultieren

raadplegen

consulteren

consultar

zu Rate ziehen

befragen

❓

interrogare

danışmak

beraten

um Rat fragen

nachschlagen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒnsʌlt/

Etymology

From Middle French consulte. In sense “council”, it represents Latin cōnsultum, Italian consulto; and it may have been often taken as a direct formation from the verb.