consult

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Synonyms: consul, consuls

Antonyms: consul, consuls

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|now|US|countable}} A visit to consult somebody, such as a doctor; a [[consultation]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation.
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The result of consultation; determination; decision.
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A council; a meeting for consultation.
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Agreement; concert.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[advise]] or offer expertise.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To work as a [[consultant]] or [[contractor]] rather than as a full-time [[employee]] of a firm.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of (a person)
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[refer]] to (something) for information.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.
7. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To deliberate upon; to take for.
8. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive.

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