Consult
verb
Ask for advice or information from someone.
I need to consult a lawyer about this contract.
Often appears as...
- consult a doctor
- consult a manual
verb
Referring to a book or source for information.
Let me consult the user guide to see how to handle this error.
Often appears as...
- consult a dictionary
- consult the guidebook
verb
Discuss something with others before making a decision.
We have to consult the team before making any big changes.
Often appears as...
- consult the team
- consult the board
verb
Provide professional advice or services.
She consults for several large corporations.
Often appears as...
- consult for a company
- consult with clients
verb
Ask for advice or information from someone.
I need to consult a lawyer about this contract.
Often appears as...
- consult a doctor
- consult a manual
verb
Referring to a book or source for information.
Let me consult the user guide to see how to handle this error.
Often appears as...
- consult a dictionary
- consult the guidebook
verb
Discuss something with others before making a decision.
We have to consult the team before making any big changes.
Often appears as...
- consult the team
- consult the board
verb
Provide professional advice or services.
She consults for several large corporations.
Often appears as...
- consult for a company
- consult with clients
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Professional Context
Use 'consult' when seeking expert advice for important matters.
We should consult a tax advisor for these financial documents.
Pro Tip 2/3Ask Privately
'Consult' implies a private conversation, not a public discussion.
She consulted her mentor in a one-on-one meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Expect Expertise
Typically, you consult someone who has specialized knowledge.
Consult an architect when designing your new home.
Pro Tip 1/3Professional Context
Use 'consult' when seeking expert advice for important matters.
We should consult a tax advisor for these financial documents.
Pro Tip 2/3Ask Privately
'Consult' implies a private conversation, not a public discussion.
She consulted her mentor in a one-on-one meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Expect Expertise
Typically, you consult someone who has specialized knowledge.
Consult an architect when designing your new home.
Pro Tip 1/3Professional Context
Use 'consult' when seeking expert advice for important matters.
We should consult a tax advisor for these financial documents.
Pro Tip 2/3Ask Privately
'Consult' implies a private conversation, not a public discussion.
She consulted her mentor in a one-on-one meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Expect Expertise
Typically, you consult someone who has specialized knowledge.
Consult an architect when designing your new home.
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Hunting With Falcons:...
pretty good life I never even thought that I would make a living and traveling the world and consulting on different techniques with different falconers and I want to actually try to give back and share some of my experiences if I can help other foreigners and non falconers I understand what falconry is doing you know if I can keep a kid from becoming a
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Know your worth, and...
I'd like to tell you the story of a consulting firm that helps their clients dramatically improve their profitability. That company is my company. After my first year in business, I saw the profit increases that my clients were realizing in working with me, and I realized that I needed to reevaluate my pricing.
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The surprising effects...
both within the range of healthy pregnancies and due to complicating health conditions— new research will help us understand why, and develop effective treatments where necessary. In the meantime, every pregnancy is different, and it’s important to consult a doctor with any specific questions.
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A tale of mental illness...
I consulted an eminent law professor who was also a psychiatrist, and said surely he would agree that restraints must be degrading, painful and frightening. He looked at me in a knowing way, and said, "Elyn, you don't really These people are psychotic. They're different from me and you.
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Eduardo Briceño: How to...
The same is true in our workplaces. In the companies I consult with, I often see flawless execution cultures which leaders foster to encourage great work. But that leads employees to stay within what they know and not try new things, so companies struggle to innovate and improve,
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The difference between...
you need to consult with experts to get the advice on how to leave safely. But it's not just about romantic relationships and it's not just about violence. Understanding the signs of unhealthy love can help you audit and understand nearly every relationship in your life.
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Michael McDaniel: Cheap,...
Okay. Okay. So maybe I would start a nonprofit to kind of help consult and get this idea going along with the government, but then I was told, "Son, our government looks to private sector for things like this." Okay. So maybe I would take this whole idea and go
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Creating a Bio-Industrial...
revolution is coming towards us and this time we can see it and we have a choice we can make we can use the metaphors of the rusty machine age or we can consult biological wisdom and if we choose the latter
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A day in the life of a...
Before going to bed, she observes the course of the planets and consults her charts, trying to make sense of the meteor she saw earlier. The signs are converging on a larger threat than their neighbors.
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3 ways to make better...
that are just too hard to solve by applying sheer effort. For those problems, it's worth consulting the computer scientists. When you're looking for life advice,
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Hunting With Falcons:...
pretty good life I never even thought that I would make a living and traveling the world and consulting on different techniques with different falconers and I want to actually try to give back and share some of my experiences if I can help other foreigners and non falconers I understand what falconry is doing you know if I can keep a kid from becoming a
Video examples
Know your worth, and...
I'd like to tell you the story of a consulting firm that helps their clients dramatically improve their profitability. That company is my company. After my first year in business, I saw the profit increases that my clients were realizing in working with me, and I realized that I needed to reevaluate my pricing.
Video examples
The surprising effects...
both within the range of healthy pregnancies and due to complicating health conditions— new research will help us understand why, and develop effective treatments where necessary. In the meantime, every pregnancy is different, and it’s important to consult a doctor with any specific questions.
Video examples
A tale of mental illness...
I consulted an eminent law professor who was also a psychiatrist, and said surely he would agree that restraints must be degrading, painful and frightening. He looked at me in a knowing way, and said, "Elyn, you don't really These people are psychotic. They're different from me and you.
Video examples
Eduardo Briceño: How to...
The same is true in our workplaces. In the companies I consult with, I often see flawless execution cultures which leaders foster to encourage great work. But that leads employees to stay within what they know and not try new things, so companies struggle to innovate and improve,
Video examples
The difference between...
you need to consult with experts to get the advice on how to leave safely. But it's not just about romantic relationships and it's not just about violence. Understanding the signs of unhealthy love can help you audit and understand nearly every relationship in your life.
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Michael McDaniel: Cheap,...
Okay. Okay. So maybe I would start a nonprofit to kind of help consult and get this idea going along with the government, but then I was told, "Son, our government looks to private sector for things like this." Okay. So maybe I would take this whole idea and go
Video examples
Creating a Bio-Industrial...
revolution is coming towards us and this time we can see it and we have a choice we can make we can use the metaphors of the rusty machine age or we can consult biological wisdom and if we choose the latter
Video examples
A day in the life of a...
Before going to bed, she observes the course of the planets and consults her charts, trying to make sense of the meteor she saw earlier. The signs are converging on a larger threat than their neighbors.
Video examples
3 ways to make better...
that are just too hard to solve by applying sheer effort. For those problems, it's worth consulting the computer scientists. When you're looking for life advice,
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Katha Pollitt
American Poet
I think women have the right to consult their own wishes, needs, and capacities and produce only loved, wanted children they can care for - or even no children at all. I think we would all be better off as a society if we respected women's ability to make these decisions for themselves and concentrated on caring well for the born.
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Viswanathan Anand
Indian Celebrity
It's important, according to me, to train in small doses so as to not lose the joy of playing chess. I personally think too many coaching and training classes may take away a child's interest in the game itself. The essential thing to do is practise often and, in case of a doubt, to consult a trainer.
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Karl Rove
American Politician
I'll never get out of politics. I have friends in public office. I have things that I want to do. You can't go back in life. I won't go back to the existence I had before of running a political consulting firm and signing up clients and advising campaigns in exactly that way.
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John Desmond Bernal
Irish Scientist
Scientific corporations might well become almost independent states and be enabled to undertake their largest experiments without consulting the outside world - a world which would be less and less able to judge what the experiments were about.
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Joseph Brodsky
American Poet
Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play it more by watching it than by consulting any book, including the holy book. Small wonder, then, that so many play dirty, that so few win, that so many lose.
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Roshni Nadar
Indian Businesswoman
I did film and television, not having worked in banking or consulting, a very different stream. So I said, 'I'll go to business school, and it will help me decide more on what I want to do.
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Leroy Chiao
American Astronaut
Well, it's still a bit uncertain, but I will do the consulting, and I'll see how I can contribute. But I'm sure whatever I do will involve the space program. That's where my passion is.
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Hansjorg Wyss
Swiss Businessman
Two things are vital for me. I've always had people who protected me, and I've always had people who helped me. Before I decide, I consult with three, four people who I trust.
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Shruti Haasan
Indian Actress
I turn to my parents for support, but their lives and careers are different and mine is different, so I don't consult them regarding my career. I make my own choices.
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Indra Nooyi
Indian Businesswoman
Every year in consulting is like three years in the corporate world because you have multiple clients, multiple issues - you grow so much.
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Katha Pollitt
American Poet
I think women have the right to consult their own wishes, needs, and capacities and produce only loved, wanted children they can care for - or even no children at all. I think we would all be better off as a society if we respected women's ability to make these decisions for themselves and concentrated on caring well for the born.
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Viswanathan Anand
Indian Celebrity
It's important, according to me, to train in small doses so as to not lose the joy of playing chess. I personally think too many coaching and training classes may take away a child's interest in the game itself. The essential thing to do is practise often and, in case of a doubt, to consult a trainer.
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Karl Rove
American Politician
I'll never get out of politics. I have friends in public office. I have things that I want to do. You can't go back in life. I won't go back to the existence I had before of running a political consulting firm and signing up clients and advising campaigns in exactly that way.
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John Desmond Bernal
Irish Scientist
Scientific corporations might well become almost independent states and be enabled to undertake their largest experiments without consulting the outside world - a world which would be less and less able to judge what the experiments were about.
Quote examples
Joseph Brodsky
American Poet
Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play it more by watching it than by consulting any book, including the holy book. Small wonder, then, that so many play dirty, that so few win, that so many lose.
Quote examples
Roshni Nadar
Indian Businesswoman
I did film and television, not having worked in banking or consulting, a very different stream. So I said, 'I'll go to business school, and it will help me decide more on what I want to do.
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Leroy Chiao
American Astronaut
Well, it's still a bit uncertain, but I will do the consulting, and I'll see how I can contribute. But I'm sure whatever I do will involve the space program. That's where my passion is.
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Hansjorg Wyss
Swiss Businessman
Two things are vital for me. I've always had people who protected me, and I've always had people who helped me. Before I decide, I consult with three, four people who I trust.
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Shruti Haasan
Indian Actress
I turn to my parents for support, but their lives and careers are different and mine is different, so I don't consult them regarding my career. I make my own choices.
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Indra Nooyi
Indian Businesswoman
Every year in consulting is like three years in the corporate world because you have multiple clients, multiple issues - you grow so much.
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