consult
A visit to consult somebody, such as a doctorA visit to consult somebody, such as a doctor; a consultation.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
» When he writes English, he often consults the dictionary.
Коли він пише англійською, то часто заглядає у словник. — aandrusiak
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5 senses(US, countable)A visit to consult somebody, such as a doctor; a consultation.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The result of consultation; determination; decision.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A council; a meeting for consultation.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Agreement; concert.
Examples
264 sentencesWhen he writes English, he often consults the dictionary.
Коли він пише англійською, то часто заглядає у словник. — aandrusiak
How could you agree to doing that without consulting me?
Як ти міг погодитися зробити це, не порадившись зі мною? — deniko
I'll consult with Tom.
Я проконсультуюся з Томом. — deniko
ruЯ проконсультируюсь с Томом. — afyodor
You'd better consult the doctor.
Краще проконсультуйся у лікаря. — deniko
ruЛучше проконсультируйтесь у врача. — joulin
deDu solltest besser einen Arzt konsultieren. — xtofu80
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
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
plural: consultsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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 dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.