consult

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verb

1. get or ask advice from (Freq. 15)
- Consult your local broker
- They had to consult before arriving at a decision
• Syn:
confer with
• Derivationally related forms:
consultive, consultative, consultatory, consultation
• Hypernyms:
ask, inquire, enquire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s
- Sam and Sue consult
- Sam cannot consult Sue
2. seek information from (Freq. 4)
- You should consult the dictionary
- refer to your notes
• Syn:
refer, look up
• Derivationally related forms:
reference (for: refer), consultation
• Hypernyms:
research
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP (for: refer)
3. have a conference in order to talk something over (Freq. 2)
- We conferred about a plan of action
• Syn:
confer, confabulate, confab
• Derivationally related forms:
consultation, confab (for: confab), confabulation (for: confabulate), conferee (for: confer), conference (for: confer)
• Hypernyms:
hash out, discuss, talk over
• Hyponyms:
collogue
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Sam cannot consult Sue
- Sam wants to consult with Sue
4. advise professionally
- The professor consults for industry
• Derivationally related forms:
consultive, consultative, consultatory, consultation, consultant
• Hypernyms:
rede, advise, counsel
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam and Sue consult
- Sam cannot consult Sue

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  confer, confabulate, confab, refer, look up, confer with