v., -sult·ed, -sult·ing, -sults.

v.tr.

1. 1. To seek advice or information of: consult an attorney.
   2. To refer to: consulted a telephone directory for the number.
2. To take into account; consider: consult one's checkbook before making a major purchase.

v.intr.

1. To exchange views; confer.
2. To work or serve as a consultant: a retired executive who consults for several large companies.

n. (kən-sŭlt', kŏn'sŭlt')

A consultation, especially one involving physicians.

[French consulter, from Latin cōnsultāre, frequentative of cōnsulere, to take counsel.]

consulter con·sult'er n.

verb

To meet and exchange views to reach a decision: advise, confer, deliberate, parley, talk. Informal powwow. See collect/distribute, meet, words.

To give or seek advice. The client may consult the advice of the practitioner who may then consult a specialist or consultant.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

v.i.

To seek another's disapproval of a course already decided on.

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IN BRIEF: v. - Advise professionally; Have a conference in order to talk something over; Seek information from; Get or ask advice from.

I need to consult my calendar before I respond to the invitation.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - konsultere, benytte, slå op i, tage hensyn til
v. intr. - rådspørge, rådføre sig med
n. - konsultation (læge)

Nederlands (Dutch)
raadplegen, overleg plegen, toestemming vragen, rekening houden met

Français (French)
v. tr. - consulter (qch, qn), délibérer
v. intr. - s'entretenir (sur, avec qn)
n. - consultation, (Méd) consultation

Deutsch (German)
v. - beraten, konsultieren, sich besprechen mit, befragen
n. - Beratung, (ehem.) Konsult

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συμβουλεύομαι, ανατρέχω (σε βιβλιογραφική πηγή κ.λπ.), προσφεύγω, προστρέχω (στα φώτα), συσκέπτομαι, διαβουλεύομαι, συμβουλεύω, παρέχω υπηρεσίες συμβούλου

Italiano (Italian)
consultarsi, conferire, consultare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - consultar, deliberar

Русский (Russian)
консультировать, консультироваться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - deliberar, consultar
v. intr. - aconsejarse con, hacer una consulta, realizar una deliberación
n. - deliberación, consulta, consejo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rådfråga, se efter i/på, ta hänsyn till, överlägga

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
向...请教, 考虑, 查阅, 商议, 磋商, 当顾问, 咨询, 磋商会议, 会诊

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 向...請教, 考慮, 查閱
v. intr. - 商議, 磋商, 當顧問
n. - 咨詢, 磋商, 磋商會議, 會診

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 조언을 청하다, 참고하다, ~의 진찰을 받다
v. intr. - 의논하다, (변호사의) 조언을 구하다, 고문직을 맡다
n. - 상담 , 협의회

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 意見を聞く, 相談する, 調べる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) استشار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נועץ ב-, הביא בחשבון, ביקש אישור ל-‬
v. intr. - ‮נועץ ב-‬
n. - ‮התייעצות‬

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