Antonyms for consult


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
Example sentences :
  • "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

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