English Explanatory Dictionary

consult

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A visit to consult somebody, such as a doctor; a consultation.
  2. The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation.
  3. The result of consultation; determination; decision.
  4. A council; a meeting for consultation.
  5. Agreement; concert.
verb
  1. To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.
  2. To advise or offer expertise.
  3. To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm.
  4. To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of (a person)
  5. To refer to (something) for information.
  6. To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.
  7. To deliberate upon; to take for.
  8. To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive.

Pronunciation

kŏn'sŭlt kən-sŭlt' /ˈkɒnsʌlt/ /kənˈsʌlt/ /ˈkɑnsʌlt/ en-us-consult-noun.ogg kənsŭlt' en-us-consult-verb.ogg

Word forms

consult consults consulting consulted

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.

Synonyms

consultation refer see seek

Related words

consultant consultation

Derived words

consultability consultable consultancy consultative consultee consulter consulting room consultive consultor consultress e-consulting nonconsulted nonconsulting reconsult teleconsult unconsulted unconsulting
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