consult

«consult» in Mova's school dictionary: To go to someone for advice or information: consult a doctor — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (consult, consults, consulted, consulting)

meaning for a pupil

1) To go to someone for advice or information: consult a doctor. tree →

2) To look in a book, map or other source for information: consult a dictionary. tree →

3) To talk with others before making a decision: consult your parents. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school pupils consult dictionaries, atlases and teachers; in health and safety, consult a doctor or pharmacist when ill. In formal exam language "consult the table" means look at it. Phrases: consult a doctor, consult a map, consult with, consult the table.

examples

• If the pain gets worse, consult a doctor. tree →
• Consult a dictionary if you don't know a word. tree →
• We consulted the map to find the path. tree →
• (formal) Consult the table to find the cost of three tickets. tree →
• The school consulted parents about the new uniform. tree →
• Before buying the dog, they consulted a vet. tree →
• Whatever he had to do, he always consulted his tutor about it. tree →

note

Regular verb. Nouns: consultation, consultant (an expert, also a senior hospital doctor in the UK and Ireland). It is more formal than "ask" or "look up".

In the corpora

• or a charmer, or one that consulteth a ghost or a familiar spirit, or a necromancer.
• For they have consulted together with one consent; against Thee do they make a covenant;
• And David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «consult» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.