consult

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb get or ask advice from
  2. verb seek information from
  3. verb have a conference in order to talk something over

Etymology

From Middle French consulte. In sense “council”, it represents Latin cōnsultum, Italian consulto; and it may have been often taken as a direct formation from the verb.

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Synonyms

confer with

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