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- [verb kuh n-suhlt; noun kon-suhlt, kuh n-suhlt]
- /verb kənˈsʌlt; noun ˈkɒn sʌlt, kənˈsʌlt/
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- [verb kuh n-suhlt; noun kon-suhlt, kuh n-suhlt]
- /verb kənˈsʌlt; noun ˈkɒn sʌlt, kənˈsʌlt/
Definitions of consult word
- verb consult If you consult an expert or someone senior to you or consult with them, you ask them for their opinion and advice about what you should do or their permission to do something. 3
- verb consult If a person or group of people consults with other people or consults them, they talk and exchange ideas and opinions about what they might decide to do. 3
- verb consult If you consult a book or a map, you look in it or look at it in order to find some information. 3
- verb consult to ask advice from (someone); confer with (someone) 3
- verb consult to refer to for information 3
- verb consult to have regard for (a person's feelings, interests, etc) in making decisions or plans; consider 3
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Origin of consult
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; (< Middle French consulter) < Latin consultāre to deliberate, consult, frequentative of consulere to consult, take counsel; cf. consul
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Parts of speech for Consult
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
consult popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
consult usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for consult
verb consult
- huddle — to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
- consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
- deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
- review — a form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
- negotiate — to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
noun consult
- parley — a discussion or conference.
Antonyms for consult
verb consult
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- reply — followup
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
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