WIKTIONARY
consult
- ∙ The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation; also, the result of consultation; determination; decision. obsolete
- ∙ A council; a meeting for consultation. obsolete
- ∙ Agreement; concert. obsolete
- ∙ A visit, e.g. to a doctor; a consultation. US
- ∙ To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer. intransitive
- ∙ To advise or offer expertise. intransitive
- ∙ To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm. intransitive
- ∙ 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. transitive
- ∙ To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes. transitive
- ∙ To deliberate upon; to take for. transitive, obsolete
- ∙ To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive. transitive, obsolete
BABYLON ENGLISH
consult v.
advise; ask advice; talk with; consider
HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
consult
consult
\con*sult"\ (k&obreve;n*sŭlt" or k&obreve;n"sŭlt), n.
1. the act of consulting or deliberating; consultation; also, the result of consulation; determination; decision. [obs.] the council broke; and all grave consults dissolved in smoke.
2. a council; a meeting for consultation. [obs.] "a consult of coquettes."
3. agreement; concert [obs.]
consult
\con*sult"\ (k&obreve;n*sŭlt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. consulted; p. pr. & vb. n. consulting.] [l. consultare, fr. consulere to consult: cf. f. consulter. cf. counsel.] to seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer. let us consult upon to-morrow's business. all the laws of england have been made by the kings england, consulting with the nobility and commons. obbes.
consult
\con*sult"\, v. t. 1. 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. men forgot, or feared, to consult nature; they were content to consult libraries.
2. to have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes. we are to consult the necessities of life, rather than matters of ornament and delight.
3. to deliberate upon; to take for. [obs.] manythings were there consulted for the future, yet nothing was positively resolved.
4. to bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive. [obs.] thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people. ab. ii. 10.
consult
v
1. get or ask advice from; "consult your local broker"; "they had to consult before arriving at a decision" [syn: confer with ]
2. seek information from; "you should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes" [syn: refer, look up]
3. when planning or deciding something
4. have a conference in order to talk something over; "we conferred about a plan of action" [syn: confer, confabulate, confab]
5. advise professionally; work as a consultant
6. advise professionally; "the professor consults for industry"
7. consult (archaic); "the student should take counsel with himself" [syn: take counsel]
WORDNET 2.0
consult
Verb
1. get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision"
(synonym) confer with
(hypernym) ask, inquire, enquire
(derivation) consultation
2. seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"
(synonym) refer, look up
(hypernym) research
(derivation) consultation
3. when planning or deciding something
(hypernym) consider, count, weigh
(derivation) consultation
4. have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"
(synonym) confer, confabulate, confab
(hypernym) hash out, discuss, talk over
(hyponym) collogue
(derivation) consultation
5. advise professionally; "The professor consults for industry"
(hypernym) advise, counsel
(derivation) consultation
ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Consultant
A consultant (from "to discuss") is a professional who provides professional or expert advice in a particular area such as security (electronic or physical), management, education, accountancy, law, human resources, marketing (and public relations), finance, engineering, science or any of many other specialized fields.
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