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consult
verb
1 consult
Get or ask advice from:
— Consult your local broker.
— They had to consult before arriving at a decision.
synonym: confer with.
Dutch: consulteren, raadplegen
2 consult
Seek information from:
— You should consult the dictionary.
synonyms: look up, refer.
Dutch: opzoeken, opkijken
3 consult
Have a conference in order to talk something over.
synonyms: confab, confabulate, confer.
Roget 695:
advise,
counsel;
give advice,
give counsel,
give a piece of advice [Fr.];
suggest,
prompt,
submonish†,
recommend,
prescribe,
advocate;
exhort
etc.
(persuade)
615.
enjoin,
enforce,
charge,
instruct,
call;
call upon
etc.
(request)
765;
dictate.
expostulate
etc.
(dissuade)
616;
admonish
etc.
(warn)
668.
advise with;
lay heads together,
consult together;
compare notes;
hold a council,
deliberate,
be closeted with.
confer,
consult,
refer to,
call in;
take advice,
follow advice;
be advised by,
have at one's elbow,
take one's cue from.
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Dutch: overleggen
4 consult
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