Consult

Definition: Consult

Consult

Verb

1. Get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision".

2. Seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes".

3. When planning or deciding something.

4. Have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action".

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".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "consult" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Satire

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Synonyms: Consult

Advice

Confer, consult, refer to, call in; take advice, follow advice; be advised by, have at one's elbow, take one's cue from.

Advise with; lay heads together, consult together; compare notes; hold a council, deliberate, be closeted with.

Aid

Oblige, accommodate, consult the wishes of; humor, cheer, encourage.

Experiment

Grope; feel one's way, grope for one's way; fumble, t_tonner, aller _ t_tons, put out a feeler, throw out a feeler; send up a trial balloon, send up a pilot balloon; see how the land lies, get the lay of the land, test the waters, feel out, sound out, take the pulse, see, check, check out, see how the wind blows; consult the barometer; feel the pulse; fish for, bob for; cast for, beat about for; angle, trawl, cast one's net, beat the bushes.

Lateness

Put off, defer, delay, lay over, suspend; table; shift off, stave off; waive, retard, remand, postpone, adjourn; procrastinate; dally; prolong, protract; spin out, draw out, lengthen out, stretch out; prorogue; keep back; tide over; push to the last, drive to the last; let the matter stand over; reserve; (store); temporize; consult one's pillow, sleep on it.

Lawyer

Noun: lawyer, attorney, legal counsel; counsel, counsellor, counsellor at law, attorney at law; jurist, legist, civilian, pundit, publicist, juris consult, legal adviser, advocate; barrister, barrister at law; King's or Queen's counsel; K.C.; Q.C.; silk gown, leader, sergeant-at-law, bencher; tubman, judge.

Selfishness

Verb: be selfish; Adjective: please oneself, indulge oneself, coddle oneself; consult one's own wishes, consult one's own pleasure; look after one's own interest; feather one's nest; take care of number one, have an eye to the main chance, know on which side one's bread is buttered; give an inch and take an ell.

Crosswords: Consult

Dutch (consultation).

Consult the Book of Armaments (Monty Python and the Holy Grail; writing credit: Graham Chapman; John Cleese)

Then why not consult him. (The Hound of the Baskervilles; writing credit: Arthur Conan Doyle; Edgar Wallace)

Well, I had planned to name Trapper Chief Surgeon, to consult on your shift and Frank's (MASH; writing credit: Ring Lardner Jr.)

My one and only noble point may be found in my bodily appendage, whom I will consult democratically as he is rather whimsical (Marquis; writing credit: Roland Topor; Henri Xhonneux)

Consult (1996)

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Books

• Griffith's 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2002 (reference)

• Quick Consult Manual of Evidence-Based Medicine (reference)

• The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult - Equine (reference)

• The Five Minute Emergency Medicine Consult (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Consult (reference)

• Griffiths 5 Minute Clinical Consult - Cd-rom (reference)

• Integrative Medicine Consult (reference)

• Mosbys Drug Consult (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

High Tech

• Franklin GCC-500725HSFP Griffith's 5 minute Medical Consult 2002 (reference)

• Franklin GCC-500746MCFP Griffith's 5 minute Medical Consult MMC (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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Fisherman displaying fish caught in St. Paul Harbor. Umbrella hat frees hands for more important fishing tasks. Umbrella hat necessary to protect from frequent showers, not ward off the midnight sun. Apparently this fisherman did not consult the local weather forecast as a clear sky would indicate few showers . Credit: Fisheries.

Securing cover for TIROS V satellite prior to launching. Lettering on nose cone reads: CAUTION EXPLOSIVE DEVICES ARE SET IN THIS VEHICLE CONSULT DIRECTIONS BEFORE HANDLING. The bulbous nose fairing protected the satellite during its ride through the atmosphere into space. Credit: NOAA in Space.

Farmers consult with Michigan State University Extension pest management specialist in apple orchard. Grand Traverse County, Michigan. Credit: Lynn Betts.

Consult Us First For All Your Health Needs : Pharmacists Work For Better Community Health. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Consult your physician; High cholesterol, the major factor... Credit: National Library of Medicine.

He can win! The Federal Board provides training; consult the local Red Cross Home Service section / Dan Smith. Credit: Library of Congress.

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It may perhaps be censured as an impertinent criticism, in a discourse of this nature, to find fault with words and names, that have obtained in the world: and yet possibly it may not be amiss to offer new ones, when the old are apt to lead men into mistakes, as this of paternal power probably has done, which seems so to place the power of parents over their children wholly in the father, as if the mother had no share in it; whereas, if we consult reason or revelation, we shall find, she hath an equal title. (Second Treatise of Government)

In the absence of other effective measures, the following procedures to safeguard the Fifth Amendment privilege must be observed: the person in custody must, prior to interrogation, be clearly informed that he has the right to remain silent, and that anything he says will be used against him in court; he must be clearly informed that he has the right to consult with a lawyer and to have the lawyer with him during interrogation, and that, if he is indigent, a lawyer will be appointed to represent him. (reference)

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Harriet really wished, and had wished some time, to consult a dentist

The mothers consult together after each confession, and announce the penalty aloud

The Emperor of Blefuscu having taken three days to consult, returned an answer consisting of many civilities and excuses

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Health

For marital or family issues, consult a licensed or family therapist. (references)

Consult your doctor before using an over-the-counter fiber supplement. (references)

They should also rest, drink plenty of fluids, and consult a physician. (references)

Business

Companies, interested in opening their representation in Kazakhstan are encouraged to consult with Almaty-based U.S. law firms. (references)

Foreign exporters are encouraged to consult with their banker concerning lines of credit, finance, loans, insurance, and guarantees. (references)

Therefore, it is highly recommended that foreign companies should consult with a professional consulting firms with experience in the Russian market. (references)

Children

Brazil

The state government also created interagency committees to consult with NGO's on how to provide more access for persons with disabilities to buildings, employment opportunities, and competitive sports. (references)

United Kingdom

Childcare organizations must consult a list before offering anyone a job, paid or otherwise, and it is illegal for them to hire anyone named on it. In July a government task force on combating pedophile activity on the Internet recommended strategies to train law enforcement and child protective authorities in detecting and collecting digital evidence associated with Internet crimes against children. (references)

Civil Liberties

Vietnam

Officially recognized organizations must consult with the Government about their religious operations, although not about their tenets of faith. (references)

Economic History

Mexico

Investors should consult tax lawyers for detailed information. (references)

Cameroon

The president is not required to consult the National Assembly. (references)

Mozambique

Before visiting Mozambique, consult the Consular Information Sheet. (references)

Human Rights

Central African Republic

Trials are held publicly, and defendants have the right to be present and to consult a public defender. (references)

Afghanistan

The foreign volunteers initially were denied consular access and not permitted to see their relatives or consult with an attorney. (references)

Korea

The Ministry of Justice announced in May 2000 that all prosecutors' offices had installed rooms where suspects could consult with their lawyers. (references)

Indigenous People

Namibia

The Government has made repeated efforts to consult with Himba leaders regarding the project, but many of the Himba chiefs adamantly remain opposed to the project. (references)

Suriname

However, the Government did not consult with representatives of these communities about the granting of gold and timber concessions on indigenous and tribal lands. (references)

Political Economy

Western Sahara

Baker visited Algeria, Morocco, and the Western Sahara in April 2000 to consult with all of the interested parties. (references)

Political Rights

Monaco

He may choose to consult it on other matters as well. (references)

Malaysia

In June 1999, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi stated that there was no need to consult the opposition on the appointment of a new Election Commission chairman. (references)

Trade

Israel

For further information, consult the BARD website at www.bard-isus.com. (references)

Travel

Bolivia

It is a good idea to consult a doctor before visiting. (references)

Latvia

For more information on this issue consult the Latvian Immigration and Citizenship Department, Raina bulv. (references)

China

Consult the Chinese Embassy or Consulate General on obtaining the right type of visa or apply through a travel agency. (references)

Women

Brazil

Women who consult the center about domestic violence can stay at women's shelters run by the city of Rio de Janeiro and a smaller town. (references)

Worker Rights

Sweden

An individual also has the right to halt work in dangerous situations in order to consult a supervisor or safety representative without endangering continued employment. (references)

Liechtenstein

In accordance with EEA guidelines, domestic labor law requires that employers consult with unions in cases of projected mass dismissals and submit employment contracts in written form. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "consult": consult a lawyer ♦ consult a map ♦ consult one's pillow ♦ consult secretly ♦ consult together ♦ consult with ♦ consult with smb.. Additional references.

Afrikaans

raadpleeg. (various references)

Albanian

referohem (advert, mention, notice, refer, with reference to), marr në konsideratë (consider, reckon), konsultoj (refer), kam para sysh (mean), këshillohem (confer), diskutoj (assess, canvass, confer, counsel, debate, deliberate, discuss, dispute, expostulate, moot, negotiate, quarrel, reason, talk over, think over, thrash out). (various references)

Arabic 

‏تشاور (confer, conference, conferment, consultation, counsel, deliberation, go into a huddle), ‏تبادل الرأي (compare notes), ‏إستشار (advice, counsel, refer, search), ‏راعى (consider, get by, keep, observe, pay attention), ‏راجع (check, check up on, contact, go over, reassess, returnable, review, revise). (various references)

Bulgarian 

съветвам се (advise), консултирам, обсъждам (agitate, argue, bethink, confer, deliberate, discuss, parley, powwow, reason, revolve, talk about, talk over, ventilate), показвам уважение, имам предвид (allude, bear in mind, consider, discount, envisage, intend, mean, refer, think of). (various references)

Chinese 

諮 , 請教 , 諗 , 諏 (choose), 磋商 (Consulted, Consulting), 搉 (beat, knock), 商量 , 商 (commerce), �'� . (various references)

Czech

poradit se (advise, deal with, take advice), podívat se na (go into, look at, take a glance at, take a look at), nahlédnout do, konzultovat, brát ohled. (various references)

Danish

se en bog på hylden (consult a book on the shelf), saafremt det viser sig noedvendigt,traeffer Medlemsstaterne aftale om foranstaltninger for at muliggoere de i denne artikel omhandlede betalinger (if need be, Member States shall consult each other on the measures to be taken to enable the payments mentioned in this Article to be effected), Raadet og Kommissionen holder indbyrdes samraad (the Council and the Commission shall consult each other), Raadet forhandler med Kommissionen og i givet fald med... (the Council shall consult the Commission and, where appropriate), pligt til høring af Parlamentet (obligation to consult the Parliament), Medlemsstaterne raadfoerer sig med hinanden med henblik paa at samordne deres optraeden (Member States shall consult each other for the purpose of concerting the action they take), Kommissionen holder samraad med de paagaeldende Medlemsstater (the Commission shall consult the Member States concerned), Kommissionen hoerer udvalget (the Commission shall consult the Committee), indhent oplysninger om genindvinding/genanvendelse hos fabrikanten/leverandøren (consult manufacturer/supplier for information on recovery/recycling), ikke-hoering af en person (failure to consult a person), i alle tilfælde rådspørg en læge! (in all cases consult a doctor!), høringspligt (obligation to consult), føre samråd med Rådet (to consult with the Council), en tilsat stabilisator eller et tilsat hæmmende stof kan have indflydelse på stoffets toksikologiske egenskaber;spørg en ekspert til råds (an added stabilizer or inhibitor can influence the toxicological properties of this substance, consult an expert), ECB høres af de nationale myndigheder om ethvert udkast til retsforskrift inden for sit kompetenceområde (national authorities shall consult the ECB on any draft legislative provision in its field of competence). (various references)

Dutch

raadplegen, consulteren. (various references)

Esperanto

konsulti. (various references)

Farsi 

مشورت کردن (Confer), مشورت خواستن از, مشورت (Advice, Counsel, Rede), همفکری کردن , کنکاش کردن (Deliberate), رایزنی کردن (Advise). (various references)

Finnish

neuvotella (confer, deal, deal with, discuss, handle, negotiate, treat), kääntyä jonkun puoleen (turn to, turn to a person). (various references)

French

consulter (counsel), consultez. (various references)

Frisian

konsultearje. (various references)

German

konsultieren, befragen (examine, interrogate, poll, question), zuziehen (call in, contract, draw, move into the area, pull shut, pull tight, tighten). (various references)

Greek 

συμβουλεύομαι. (various references)

Hebrew 

ייעץ, ל�"תיעץ (confer), ל�"ועץ ב-. (various references)

Hungarian

utánanéz (see about, to attend to sg, to check up, to look after, to see about, to see after), tanácsot kér (to ask an advice, to consult, to take professional advice on). (various references)

Indonesian

berunding (negotiate). (various references)

Italian

consultarsi (confer, see), consultare (confer, consult together, examine, question), consigliare (advise, counsel, delibrate, give advice, prescribe, prompt, recommend), tener conto di (consider), interrogare (ask, ask questions to, examine, interrogate, probe, query, question, quiz), interpellare (ask, interpellate). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

諮る (to confer, to consult with). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

せ�"も�"かにた� す (to consult an expert), じしょ�'くる (to consult a dictionary), はかる (to attempt, to confer, to consult with, to deceive, to design, to devise, to measure, to plan, to plot, to refer A to B, to survey, to take in, to time, to weigh). (various references)

Korean 

상담하십시�". (various references)

Manx

goaill coyrle (deliberate, deliberation), coyrlaghey lesh. (various references)

Papiamen

konsultá. (various references)

Pig Latin

onsultcay.(various references)

Portuguese

consultar (call in, confer, powwow, to consult), considerar (account, bring into account, call, cogitate, consider, count, debate, deliberate, esteem, hold, hold in esteem, honor, honour, look, look upon, notice, ponder, powwow, put down, rate, reckon, regard, repute, respect, see, take into account, touch upon, treat, view), trocar idéias, informar-se (enquire, inquire, learn, powwow, query, question), deliberar (accept or reject, confer, debate, decide, deliberate, powwow, resolve), aconselhar-se (advise, concert, confer, powwow). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

consultar (to consult). (various references)

Romanian

consulta (ask, see), cere sfat, cerceta (analyse, analyze, anatomize, ask, canvass, case, consider, cross-question, delve, dip into, examine, excogiate, explore, inspect, introspect, investigate, look at, look into, look over, look through, overlook, peer, pursue, question, reconnoitre, research, screen, scrutinize, search, search into, seek, sift, sound, study, survey, test, try, visit), sfãtui (admonish, advise, chat, confer, counsel, deliberate, exhort, recommend, Rede, rule, school, tip). (various references)

Russian 

учитывать интересы, советоваться, советовать (advise, recommend, suggest), справляться (arise to, cope, enquire, inquire, manage, refer), консультироваться, консультировать, обращаться к (appeal to, move up to), принимать во внимание (account for, allow for, consider, considering, have respect to, reck, take into account, take into consideration). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

savetovati (admonish, advise, confer), konsultovati. (various references)

Spanish

consultar (advise with, read, see, take advice, turn up). (various references)

Swedish

rådfråga (seek advice from), konsultera. (various references)

Turkish

görüşmek (approach, argue, canvass, confer, contact, discuss, get into touch, have a talk with, interview, keep in touch, meet, negotiate, parley, powwow, reason, see, talk), dikkate almak (consider, debate, deem, Mark, pay attention to, reckon among, reckon with, regard, take account of, take cognizance of, take into account, take notice), danışmak (advise with, confer, debate, deliberate, take one's advice, turn to), düşünmek (allow, balance, be pensive, bethink oneself, cerebrate, cogitate, conceive, consider, contemplate, deliberate, envision, excogitate, fancy, figure, give a thought, give thought to, imagine, intend, meditate, opine, reason, reflect, remember, ruminate, suppose, think, think of), bakmak (answer, attend, behold, care for, concern oneself, consider, deem, do for, face, feed, fend for, find, Foster, front, front on to, give a look, groom, have a frontage on, have a look-see, keep, look, look after, look at, look on, look out, look through, look upon, maintain, make sure, nurse, overlook, put out to nurse, refer, regard, scan, see, see to, set eyes on, sight, sit in, suckle, superintend, supervise, support, survey, take a gander, take a look, take a look at, tend, turn up, view, wait on, wait upon, watch), başvurmak (appeal, apply, approach, call on, call upon, fall back on, fall back upon, have recourse to, look to, make an application, put in, put in for, refer, resort, resort to, turn to), başvurma (application, enrollment, enrolment, recourse, reference, resort). (various references)

Turkmen 

maslahatlaзmak (seek advice), hцtde gelmek (inquire), зaramak (inquire). (various references)

Ukrainian

радитися (advise, confer, give advice to, powwow), зважати, довідуватися (ask, ask about, ask after, discover, inquire, query whether, sound out). (various references)

Welsh

ymgynghori (confer). (various references)

adhibe, adhibebitur, adhibere, adhibui, adhibuissent, cônfer, communicabit, communicabo, communicant, communicantes, communicare, communicat, communicaveris, communicaverit, communicaverunt, communicavit, communices, communicet, communico, consiliabor, consiliamini, consiliari, consiliati, consiliatorum, consiliatus, consul, consulam, consulat, consulatur, consule, consulendum, consulens, consulere, consulerentque, consuleret, consuleretis, consulite, consulto, consultum, consuluerunt, consulueruntque, consuluisti, consuluit, consuluitque, sciscitabatur, sciscitabor, sciscitantibus, sciscitati, sciscitatus, sciscitetur. (various references)

run. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "consult": consultancies, consultancy, consultant, consultants, consultantship, consultantships, consultation, consultations, consultative, consulted, consulter, consulters, consulting, consultive, consultor, consultors, consults. (additional references)

Words ending with "consult": jurisconsult. (additional references)

Words containing "consult": jurisconsults. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Consult" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cinsault, consat, consel, Consell, consil, consulat, consule, consuli, consull, consulta, consultum, Cosalt, cunsult, kontuly. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: clonus, clouts, consul, counts, locust.

-2 letters: clons, clots, clout, colts, conus, count, cults, locus, lotus, louts, lunts, scout, snout, tolus, tonus, uncos.

-3 letters: clon, clot, cols, colt, cons, cost, cots, cult, cuts, lost, lots, lout, lunt, lust, nous, nuts, onus, oust, outs, scot, scut, slot, snot, soul, stun, tolu, tons, tuns, unco, unto.

+1 letter: consults, linocuts, locknuts, noctules, osculant.

+2 letters: calutrons, columnist, consulate, consulted, consulter, consultor, countless, locutions, suctional, unclothes.

+3 letters: cantaloups, coagulants, columnists, confluents, consulates, consultant, consulters, consulting, consultive, consultors, convolutes, convulsant, elocutions, flounciest, gluconates, inoculants, inoculates, inosculate, licentious, nucleators, osculating, osculation, pleustonic, postlaunch, postulancy, punctilios, touchlines, ultrasonic, unctuously.

+4 letters: allocutions, cantaloupes, columnistic, communalist, construable, consultancy, consultants, contumelies, conventuals, convulsants, copulations, countlessly, couplements, courtliness, cumulations, cutaneously, cuttlebones, flocculants, fluorescent, glauconites, inculcators, inoculators, inosculated, inosculates, liposuction, maculations, novaculites, nucleations, nucleotides, osculations, outbalances, outclassing, outmuscling, outscolding, outslicking, peculations, punctilious, sacculation, sansculotte, speculation, spiculation, tenaciously, ulcerations, ultrasonics, unsolicited.