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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONSULT, v.i. [L., to consult, to ask counsel.]
1. To seek the opinion or advice of another by, by a statement of facts, and suitable inquiries, for the purpose of directing ones own judgment; followed by with.
Rehoboam consulted with the old men. 1 Kings 12.
David consulted with the captains of thousands. 1 Chronicles 13.
2. To take counsel together; to seek opinions and advice by mutual statements, enquiries and reasonings; to deliberate in common.
The chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus to death. John 12.
3. To consider with deliberation. Luke 14.
CONSULT, v.t.
1. To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of another, as a guide to ones own judgment; as, to consult a friend or parent.
2. To seek information, or facts, in something; as by examining books or papers, Thus, I consulted several authors on the subject; I consulted the official documents.
3. To regard; to have reference or respect to, in judging or acting; to decide or to act in favor of. We are to consult the necessities, rather than the pleasures of life. We are to consult public as well as private interest. He consulted his own safety in flight.
Ere fancy you consult, consult your purse.
4. To plan, devise or contrive.
Thou hast consulted shame to thy house, by cutting off many people. Habukkuk 2. [This sense is unusual and not to be countenanced.]
CONSULT, n. The act of consulting; the effect of consultation; determination; a council, or deliberating assembly. This word is, I believe, entirely obsolete, except in poetry. It would be naturally accented on the first syllable, but the poets accent the last.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision" [syn: consult, confer with]
2: seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes" [syn: consult, refer, look up]
3: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: confer, confabulate, confab, consult]
4: advise professionally; "The professor consults for industry"

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French consulter, from Latin consultare, frequentative of consulere to deliberate, counsel, consult Date: 1527 transitive verb 1. to have regard to ; consider 2. a. to ask the advice or opinion of <consult a doctor> b. to refer to <consult a dictionary> intransitive verb 1. to consult an individual 2. to deliberate together ; confer 3. to serve as a consultant • consulter noun II. noun Date: 1560 consultation

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. 1 tr. seek information or advice from (a person, book, watch, etc.). 2 intr. (often foll. by with) refer to a person for advice, an opinion, etc. 3 tr. seek permission or approval from (a person) for a proposed action. 4 tr. take into account; consider (feelings, interests, etc.). Derivatives: consultative adj. Etymology: F consulter f. L consultare frequent. of consulere consult- take counsel

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Consult Con*sult" (k[o^]n*s[u^]lt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Consulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Consulting.] [L. consultare, fr. consulere to consult: cf. f. consulter. Cf. Counsel.] To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer. Let us consult upon to-morrow's business. --Shak. All the laws of England have been made by the kings England, consulting with the nobility and commons. --Hobbes.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Consult Con*sult", v. t. 1. To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of; to apply to for information or instruction; to refer to; as, to consult a physician; to consult a dictionary. Men fergot, or feared, to consult . . .; they were content to consult liberaries. --Whewell. 2. To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes. We are . . . to consult the necessities of life, rather than matters of ornament and delight. --L'Estrange. 3. To deliberate upon; to take for. [Obs.] Manythings were there consulted for the future, yet nothing was positively resolved. --Clarendon. 4. To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive. [Obs.] Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people. --Hab. ii. 10.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Consult Con*sult" (? or ?), n. 1. The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation; also, the result of consulation; determination; decision. [Obs.] The council broke; And all grave consults dissolved in smoke. --Dryden. 2. A council; a meeting for consultation. [Obs.] ``A consult of coquettes.'' --Swift. 3. Agreement; concert [Obs.] --Dryden.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(consults, consulting, consulted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. 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. Consult your doctor about how much exercise you should attempt... He needed to consult with an attorney... If you are in any doubt, consult a financial adviser. VERB: V n prep wh/wh to-inf, V with n, V n 2. 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. After consulting with her daughter and manager she decided to take on the part, on her terms... The two countries will have to consult their allies... The umpires consulted quickly. V-RECIP: V with n, V n, pl-n V 3. If you consult a book or a map, you look in it or look at it in order to find some information. Consult the chart on page 44 for the correct cooking times... VERB: V n

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kon-sult' (sha'al, malakh, ya`ats (Aramaic) ye`aT; sumbouleuomai):

(1) "To ask," "inquire," "seek advice." Ezekiel speaks of the king of Babylonian consulting the teraphim (Eze 21:21) and the Israelites were admonished to have noting to do with "a consulter with a familiar spirit" (De 18:11).

See ASTROLOGY; COMMUNION WITH DEMONS; DIVINATION.

(2) "To take counsel," "devise," "plan." The various officials of Babylon "consulted together to establish a royal statute" (Da 6:7; compare Mt 26:4).

(3) "To deliberate with one's self," "make up one's mind." Nehemiah consulted with himself as to what might be done for Jerusalem (Ne 5:7). Jesus spoke of a king "consulting" (the King James Version) whether he be able to wage a war (Lu 14:31; the Revised Version (British and American) "take counsel").

A. W. Fortune

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. [Followed by with.] 1. Confer, seek counsel, take counsel, deliberate. 2. [Used absolutely.] Take counsel (together), confer, deliberate together. II. v. a. 1. Ask advice of, seek information from. 2. Consider, regard, care for, have reference to, have regard to, take into account.

Moby Thesaurus

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