B2verb · transitive · rare

consult

consult · consults · consulted · consulting

зрозуміти, розуміти, бачити

обсудить, обсуждать, совещаться, консультироваться

beraten, Rat halten, beratschlagen, um Rat fragen

To seek the opinion or advice of anotherTo seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.

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UK/ˈkɒnsʌlt/US/ˈkɑnsʌlt/

» When he writes English, he often consults the dictionary.

Коли він пише англійською, то часто заглядає у словник.

Meaning

8 senses

(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
(intransitive)To advise or offer expertise.
beraten
консульти́роватьkonsulʹtírovatʹ, советоватьsovetovatʹ
advise professionally
(intransitive)To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm.
(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
(transitive)To refer to (something) for information.
seek information from
(transitive)To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.
(obsolete, transitive)To deliberate upon; to take for.
(obsolete, transitive)To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive.

Examples

264 sentences

When he writes English, he often consults the dictionary.
Коли він пише англійською, то часто заглядає у словник. — aandrusiak
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How could you agree to doing that without consulting me?
Як ти міг погодитися зробити це, не порадившись зі мною? — deniko
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I'll consult with Tom.
Я проконсультуюся з Томом. — deniko
ruЯ проконсультируюсь с Томом. — afyodor
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You'd better consult the doctor.
Краще проконсультуйся у лікаря. — deniko
ruЛучше проконсультируйтесь у врача. — joulin
deDu solltest besser einen Arzt konsultieren. — xtofu80
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You'd better consult your doctor.
Тобі б краще проконсультуватися із лікарем. — deniko
ruТебе лучше проконсультироваться с доктором. — afyodor
deDu solltest besser deinen Arzt fragen. — Yorwba
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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.

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Forms

consults, consulting, consulted, consulted

Base form	consult · to consult
3rd person singular	consults
Present participle	consulting
Past simple	consulted
Past participle	consulted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	consult
he, she, it	consults

Past simpleLesson

all persons

consulted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have consulted
he, she, it	has consulted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will consult

Synonyms

8 synonyms

seeA1 seekA2 referA2

Close in meaning

seek information from:refer look up
get or ask advice from:confer with
have a conference in order to talk something over:confer confabulate confab

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

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