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Meaning of 'consult' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Consult [ n.]
- The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation; also, the result of consulation; determination; decision.
- A council; a meeting for consultation.
- Agreement; concert
2 . Consult [ v. i.]
- To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.
3 . Consult [ v. t.]
- To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of; to apply to for information or instruction; to refer to; as, to consult a physician; to consult a dictionary.
- To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.
- To deliberate upon; to take for.
- To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive.

Meaning of 'consult' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . consult [ v]
Meaning (1):
- get or ask advice from
Example in sentence:
  • Consult your local broker;
  • They had to consult before arriving at a decision
Meaning (2):
- seek information from
Example in sentence:
  • refer to your notes;
  • You should consult the dictionary
Meaning (3):
- advise professionally
Example in sentence:
  • The professor consults for industry
Meaning (4):
- have a conference in order to talk something over
Example in sentence:
  • We conferred about a plan of action

Nearby Words:

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