单词 | consult |
释义 | consultverb /ˈkɒnsʌlt ![]() 1Seek information or advice from (someone, especially an expert or professional): if you consult a solicitor, making a will is a simple procedure...
Synonyms ask, seek advice/information from, take counsel from, call on/upon/in, turn to, have recourse to informal pick someone's brains 1.1Have discussions with (someone), typically before undertaking a course of action: patients are entitled to be consulted about their treatment [no object]: the government must consult with interested bodies...
Synonyms confer, discuss, talk, talk things over, have a talk, exchange views, have discussions, converse, communicate, parley; deliberate, debate, negotiate informal chew the fat, powwow, have a confab, talk turkey, palaver, put their heads together formal confabulate consider, take into consideration/account, have regard to, respect, have an eye to 1.2Refer for information to (a book, diary, or watch): she consulted a large desk diary...
Synonyms refer to, turn to, look something up in noun /ˈkɒnsʌlt ![]() An act of consulting a professional; a consultation: after a consult with his attorneys, he retracted his previous statement...
OriginEarly 16th century (in the sense 'confer'): from French consulter, from Latin consultare, frequentative of consulere 'take counsel'. Rhymes |
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