Meaning

8 senses
  1. (intransitive)To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.

    Rat halten, beratschlagen

    обсужда́тьobsuždátʹ, обсуди́тьobsudítʹ, совеща́тьсяsoveščátʹsja

  2. (intransitive)To advise or offer expertise.

    beraten

    консульти́роватьkonsulʹtírovatʹ, советоватьsovetovatʹ

    advise professionally

  3. (intransitive)To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm.

  4. (transitive)To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of (a person)

    beraten, beratschlagen, um Rat fragen

    сове́товатьсяsovétovatʹsja, консульти́роватьсяkonsulʹtírovatʹsja, совеща́тьсяsoveščátʹsja

    get or ask advice from

  5. (transitive)To refer to (something) for information.

    seek information from

  6. (transitive)To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.

  7. (obsolete, transitive)To deliberate upon; to take for.

  8. (obsolete, transitive)To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive.

Examples

264 sentences
  1. When he writes English, he often consults the dictionary.

    Коли він пише англійською, то часто заглядає у словник.

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  2. How could you agree to doing that without consulting me?

    Як ти міг погодитися зробити це, не порадившись зі мною?

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  3. I'll consult with Tom.

    Я проконсультуюся з Томом.

    ruЯ проконсультируюсь с Томом.

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  4. You'd better consult the doctor.

    Краще проконсультуйся у лікаря.

    ruЛучше проконсультируйтесь у врача.

    deDu solltest besser einen Arzt konsultieren.

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  5. You'd better consult your doctor.

    Тобі б краще проконсультуватися із лікарем.

    ruТебе лучше проконсультироваться с доктором.

    deDu solltest besser deinen Arzt fragen.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
deliberate together:
to advise or offer expertise:
ask advice:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
deliberate together:
to advise or offer expertise:
transitive, to ask advice of; to seek the opinion of:

Origin

From Middle French consulter, from Latin cōnsultum, from cōnsultus, from cōnsulō.

From Middle French consulter, from Latin cōnsultum, from cōnsultus, from cōnsulō.

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Forms

consults, consulting, consulted, consulted
Base formconsult · to consult
3rd person singularconsults
Present participleconsulting
Past simpleconsulted
Past participleconsulted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyconsult
he, she, itconsults

Past simpleLesson

all personsconsulted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave consulted
he, she, ithas consulted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill consult

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

20 related words

Collocations

8 patterns
  • consult a lawyer
  • consult a doctor
  • should consult a
  • without consulting
  • to consult a
  • better better consult
  • that without consulting
  • better consult

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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