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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•sult•ing (kən sul′ting),USA pronunciation adj. - employed or involved in giving professional advice to the public or to those practicing the profession:a consulting physician.
- of, pertaining to, or used for consultation:a physician's consulting room.
- consult + -ing2 1790–1800
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: consulting /kənˈsʌltɪŋ/ adj - (prenominal) acting in an advisory capacity on professional matters: a consulting engineer
con•sult /kənˈsʌlt/USA pronunciation v. - to seek guidance or information from: [~ + object]Be sure to consult a lawyer.[~ + with + object]Be sure to consult with a lawyer before you do anything.
- [~ + object] to refer to (a book, etc.) for information: to consult a dictionary.
- [no object] to give professional or expert advice;
serve or work as a consultant.
consult, confer imply talking over a situation or a subject with someone. To consult is to seek advice, opinions, or guidance from a qualified person or source: to consult with a financial analyst. To confer is to exchange views, ideas, or information in a discussion: The partners conferred about the decline in sales. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•sult (v. kən sult′;n. kon′sult, kən sult′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to seek advice or information from;
ask guidance from:Consult your lawyer before signing the contract. - to refer to for information:Consult your dictionary for the spelling of the word.
- to have regard for (a person's interest, convenience, etc.) in making plans.
- [Obs.]to meditate, plan, or contrive.
v.i. - to consider or deliberate;
take counsel;
confer (usually fol. by with):He consulted with his doctor. - to give professional or expert advice;
serve as consultant.
n. - a consultation.
- [Archaic.]a secret meeting, esp. one for seditious purposes.
- Latin consultāre to deliberate, consult, frequentative of consulere to consult, take counsel; compare consul
- Middle French consulter)
- (1525–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Consult, confer imply talking over a situation or a subject with someone to decide points in doubt. To consult is to seek from a presumably qualified person or source advice, opinion, etc.:to consult an authority.To confer is to exchange views:The partners conferred concerning their business.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: consult /kənˈsʌlt/ vb - when intr, often followed by with: to ask advice from (someone); confer with (someone)
- (transitive) to refer to for information: to consult a map
- (transitive) to have regard for (a person's feelings, interests, etc) in making decisions or plans; consider
- (intransitive) to make oneself available to give professional advice, esp at scheduled times and for a fee
Etymology: 17th Century: from French consulter, from Latin consultāre to reflect, take counsel, from consulere to consult |