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consult

/ consult /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
advise professionally
"The professor consults for industry"
Type of:
advise counsel
Derived:
consultation adviser advisor consultant
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
seek information from
"You should consult the dictionary"
"refer to your notes"
Type of:
research
Derived:
reference source reference book reference work book of facts
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
when planning or deciding something
Type of:
consider count weigh
Derived:
consultation reference
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
get or ask advice from
"Consult your local broker"
"They had to consult before arriving at a decision"
Type of:
ask inquire enquire
Derived:
consultation audience interview
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
have a conference in order to talk something over
"We conferred about a plan of action"
Type of:
hash out discuss talk over
Kinds of:
collogue
Derived:
consultation audience interview chat confab
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
50%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
2
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advise counsel research consider count weigh ask inquire enquire hash out discuss talk over