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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb kuh n-suhlt; noun kon-suhlt, kuh n-suhlt |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb kənˈsʌlt; noun ˈkɒn sʌlt, kənˈsʌlt |
Definition of consult
Origin :- 1520s, from Middle French consulter (16c.), from Latin consultare "consult, take the advice of," frequentative of consulere "to take counsel, meet and consider" (see consultation). Related: Consulted; consulting.
- verb ask, confer
- "If you will consult the captain, you may learn your mistake," said Robert.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- If it's blackmail, Mr. Irwin, why don't you consult the police?
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- I should like to consult my own advocate to see what I can do.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- I sent for her the next day, as soon as I could, to consult her.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Consult also "the Life of Melancthon," by the author of this work, chap.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- Ill as I am, I can have no peace till I see and consult you.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Here the scout again halted, to consult the signs of the forest.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- A peer, a minister, a stranger to the county,—to come all this way to consult him!
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Miss Madeline consults your tastes this time; let her consult her own next.'
- Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
- The doctor's fee is four and sixpence, and you need not consult him often.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
Synonyms for consult
- argue
- ask advice of
- be closeted with
- brainstorm
- call in
- cogitate
- collogue
- commune
- compare notes
- confab
- confabulate
- consider
- debate
- deliberate
- discuss
- examine
- flap
- groupthink
- huddle
- interrogate
- interview
- kick ideas around
- negotiate
- parlay
- pick one's brains
- powwow
- put heads together
- question
- refer to
- regard
- respect
- review
- seek advice
- seek opinion of
- take a meeting
- take account of
- take counsel
- talk over
- toss ideas around
- treat
- turn to
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