Consult — Defs

01 v. i. To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.

imp. & p. p. Consulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Consulting

1.
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.

02 v. t. 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…

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 forgot, or feared, to consult nature . . . ; they were content to consult libraries.” — 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.

03 n. The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation; also, the result of consulation; determination; decision.

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.]
3.
Agreement; concert[Obs.]