consult

con·sult

 (kən-sŭlt′)

v. con·sult·ed, con·sult·ing, con·sults

v.tr.

1.

a. To seek advice or information of: consult an attorney.

b. To refer to: consulted the restaurant's website for directions.

2. To take into account; consider: consult one's checkbook before making a major purchase.

v.intr.

1. To exchange views; confer.

2. To work or serve as a consultant: a retired executive who consults for several large companies.

n. (kən-sŭlt′, kŏn′sŭlt′)

A consultation, especially one involving physicians.

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[French consulter, from Latin cōnsultāre, frequentative of cōnsulere, to take counsel.]

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con·sult′er n.

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consult

(kənˈsʌlt)

vb

1. (when: intr, often foll by with) to ask advice from (someone); confer with (someone)

2. (tr) to refer to for information: to consult a map.

3. (tr) to have regard for (a person's feelings, interests, etc) in making decisions or plans; consider

4. (intr) to make oneself available to give professional advice, esp at scheduled times and for a fee

[C17: from French consulter, from Latin consultāre to reflect, take counsel, from consulere to consult]

conˈsultable adj

conˈsulter, conˈsultor n

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con•sult

(v. kənˈsʌlt; n. ˈkɒn sʌlt, kənˈsʌlt)

v.t.

1. to seek guidance or information from: to consult a lawyer.

2. to refer to for information: to consult a dictionary.

3. to have regard for (a person's interest, convenience, etc.) in making plans.

4. Obs. to meditate, plan, or contrive.

v.i.

5. to take counsel: to consult with a doctor.

6. to give professional or expert advice; serve as consultant.

n.

7. a consultation.

8. Archaic. a secret meeting, esp. for seditious purposes.

[1525–35; (< Middle French consulter) < Latin consultāre to deliberate, consult, frequentative of consulere to consult, take counsel; compare consul]

syn: consult, confer imply talking over a situation or a subject with someone. To consult is to seek advice, opinions, or guidance from a presumably qualified person or source: to consult with a financial analyst. To confer is to exchange views, ideas, or information in a discussion.

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Consult

 council meeting for consultation, 1634; a meeting for conspiracy or intrigue. See also conspiracy.

Examples: consult of catholics, 1762; of coquettes; of doctors, 1700; of Jesuits, 1823.

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consult

If you consult someone, you ask them for their opinion or advice.

If your baby is losing weight, you should consult your doctor promptly.

She wished to consult him about her future.

If you are renting from a private landlord, you should consult a solicitor to find out your exact position.

Some speakers of American English say consult with instead of 'consult'.

The Americans would have to consult with their allies about any military action in Europe.

They consult with companies to improve worker satisfaction and productivity.

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consult

Past participle: consulted
Gerund: consulting

Imperative

consult

consult

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	consult - get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision" confer with ask, enquire, inquire - inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
	2.	consult - seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes" look up, refer research - attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner; "The student researched the history of that word"
	3.	consult - have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" confer, confab, confabulate hash out, talk over, discuss - speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget" collogue - confer secretly
	4.	consult - advise professionally; "The professor consults for industry" advise, counsel, rede - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

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consult

verb

1. ask, refer to, turn to, interrogate, take counsel, ask advice of, pick (someone's) brains, question Consult your doctor before undertaking a strenuous exercise programme.

2. confer, talk, debate, deliberate, commune, compare notes, consider The umpires consulted quickly.

3. refer to, check in, look in He had to consult a pocket dictionary.

4. consider, regard, respect, take account of, take into consideration, have regard for They must not feel the decision has been made without consulting their feelings.

Quotations
"consult: to seek another's approval of a course already decided on" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]

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consult

verb

To meet and exchange views to reach a decision:

advise, confer, deliberate, parley, talk.

Informal: powwow.

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Translations

يَسْتَشيريَسْتَشِيرُيُعْطي إسْتِشارَه

radit semít konzultacepodívat se

konsulteregive konsultation

konsultierenbefragenberaten

συμβουλεύομαι

consultarpasar visitaasesorarse

kysyä neuvoa

consulter

savjetovati se

értekeziktanácsot kér

ráîgast viîveita viîtalstíma

consultareinterrogarechiedere consulenza a

相談する

상의하다

atsiklaustikonsultacijakonsultantaskonsultuotikonsultuotis

grieztieskonsultētkonsultētiespaskatīties pulkstenīprasīt padomu

consulteren

rådspørreha visittidhøre medkonsultere

poradzić się

consultar

советоваться

ordinovaťporadiť sa

posvetovati se

konsultera

ปรึกษา

danışmakdanışmanlık yapmakbaşvurmak

tư vấn

会诊咨询商量请教

consult

[kənˈsʌlt]

A. VT

1. [+ book, person, doctor] → consultar

2. (frm) (= show consideration for) [+ one's interests] → tener en cuenta

B. VI → consultar
to consult together → reunirse para hacer consultas
people should consult more → la gente debería consultar más entre sí
to consult with (US) → consultar con, aconsejarse con

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consult

[kənˈsʌlt]

vt

[+ person] → consulter; [+ doctor] → consulter
to consult sb about sth → consulter qn à propos de qch

[+ map] → consulter

vi (= canvass opinion) → prendre des avis
to consult with sb → consulter qn

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consult

vt

(= ask) → sich besprechen mit, konsultieren; lawyer, doctor etc → konsultieren, zurate or zu Rate ziehen; dictionary → nachschlagen in (+dat), → konsultieren (geh); map → nachsehen auf (+dat); oracle → befragen; horoscope → nachlesen; clock → sehen auf (+acc); he might have consulted me → das hätte er auch mit mir besprechen können, er hätte mich auch konsultieren können; you don’t have to consult me about every little detail → Sie brauchen mich nicht wegen jeder Kleinigkeit zu fragen; he did it without consulting anyone → er hat das getan, ohne jemanden zu fragen

(form: = consider) → bedenken

vi (= confer) → sich beraten, beratschlagen; to consult together (over something) → (etw) gemeinsam beraten; to consult with somebody → sich mit jdm beraten

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consult

[kənˈsʌlt]

1. vt to consult sb (about sth) → consultare qn (su or riguardo a qc)

2. vi to consult each other → consultarsi

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consult

(kənˈsalt) verb

1. to seek advice or information from. Consult your doctor; He consulted his watch; He consulted with me about what we should do next. raadpleeg, spreek, konsulteer يَسْتَشير съветвам се consultar (po)radit se; podívat se befragen rådføre sig med; konsultere; se på συμβουλεύομαιconsultar nõu küsima, konsulteerima مشورت کردن konsultoida consulter לְהִווָעֵץ सलाह करना posavjetovati tanácsot kér meminta saran ráðgast við consultare 相談する 조언을 구하다 pasitarti (su), konsultuotis, pasižiūrėti į, atsiklausti paskatīties pulkstenī minta nasihat raadplegenhøre med, rådspørre, rådføre seg med, konsultereradzić się, sprawdzać się سلا او مشوره كول، مسر كه كول، په نظ كې نيلو consultar a (se) consulta (cu) советоваться (po)radiť sa posvetovati se konsultovati rådfråga, konsultera, se efter i (på) ปรึกษา başvurmak, danışmak 請教，諮詢 радитися; консультуватися مشوره كرنا، صلاح كرنا tham khảo 请教，咨询

2. (of a doctor etc) to give professional advice. He consults on Mondays and Fridays. konsulteer يُعْطي إسْتِشارَه консултирам dar consulta mít konzultace beraten give konsultation δέχομαι ραντεβού (για επαγγελματία) pasar visita konsultatsiooni andma مشاوره دادن neuvoa donner des consultations לְהִתיָיעֵץ डाक्टर इत्यादि से पेशेवर सलाह लेना konzultirati értekezik memberi saran veita viðtalstíma ricevere 診察する 상답하다 konsultuoti konsultēt memberi nasihat pakar spreekuur houdenha visittidprzyjmować مشوره ورکول dar consulta a da consultaţii консультировать ordinovať svetovati savetovati ha mottagning (ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ) ให้คำปรึกษา danışmanlık yapmak 會診 консультувати ڈاک‍ٹ‍ر کا) مريض كو ديكهنا) tư vấn 会诊

conˈsultant noun

1. a person who gives professional advice. He is consultant to a firm of engineers; (also adjective) a consultant engineer. konsultant, adviseur, raadgewer مُسْتَشار консултант consultor poradce, poradenský der Gutachter konsulent σύμβουλοςasesor, consultor konsultant, nõuandja مشاور konsultti expert-conseil, experte-conseil יועץ पेशेवर सलाह देने वाला savjetnik (szak)tanácsadó konsultan ráðgjafi, ráðgefandi sérfræðingur consulente コンサルタント 상담사 konsultantas konsultants; konsultējošs penasihat consulentkonsulent, rådgiverkonsultant مشاور consultor specialist; expert консультант konzultant svetovalec konsultant konsult ที่ปรึกษา danışman 顧問 консультант مشير người tư vấn 顾问

2. a senior hospital doctor specializing in a particular branch of medicine. His condition is so serious that they have sent for the consultant; (also adjective) a consultant physician. konsulterende geneesheer طَبيب مُخْتَص، خَبير طِبّي експерт especialista primář, specialista der Spezialist specialist; speciallæge ειδικευμένος γιατρός especialista eriarst پزشک ارشد؛ پزشک متخصص konsultoiva lääkäri spécialisteיועץ विचार-विमर्श, सलाह-मशविरा specijalist konzultáló orvos spesialis sérfræðingur specialista 専門医 전문의 konsultantas konsultants; konsultējošs pensihat fizikal specialistsykehuslege, overlege lekarz konsultant داکتر متخصص especialista spe­cialist врач-консультант špecialista, -ka zdravnik specialist specijalista konsulterande läkare แพทย์เฉพาะทาง uzman doktor 會診醫生 лікар-консультант ب‍ڑا ڈاک‍ٹ‍ر bác sỹ tham vấn 会诊医生

ˌconsulˈtation (kon-) noun

How much does he charge for a consultation? beraadslaging, raadpleging, oorleg; konsult, konsultasie; ruggespraak إسْتِشارَه консултация consulta konzultace, porada die Beratung sygebesøg; konsultation γνωμάτευσηconsulta konsultatsioon مشاوره konsultaatio consultation יֵעוּץ विमर्श savjetovanje konzultáció konsultasi viðtal, ráðgjöf consultazione; consulto 診察 상답 konsultacija konsultācija konsultasi consultkonsultasjonkonsultacja, wizyta مشوړه consulta consultaţie консультация porada obisk pri zdravniku konsultacija konsultation การปรึกษาหารือ danışma, başvurma 諮詢 консультація صلاح مشوره sự hỏi ý kiến 咨询

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consult

→ يَسْتَشِيرُ radit se konsultere konsultieren συμβουλεύομαι consultar kysyä neuvoa consulter savjetovati se consultare 相談する 상의하다 consulteren rådspørre poradzić się consultar советоваться konsultera ปรึกษา danışmak tư vấn 商量

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consult

v. consultar;

examinar, evaluar.

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consult

n consulta (en el hospital); We need to get a renal consult.. Tenemos que consultar con el equipo renal; vt consultar; to consult a specialist..consultar con or a un especialista

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