consulting

Verb

consult (third-person singular simple present consults, present participle consulting, simple past and past participle consulted)

1. (intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.
   • Let us consult upon to-morrow's business.c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

   Synonyms:

   see

2. (intransitive) To advise or offer expertise.
   • Well, I have a trade of my own. I suppose I am the only one in the world. I’m a consulting detective, if you can understand what that is.1887, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “A Study in Scarlet”, in Beeton’s Christmas Annual, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward, Lock & Co., part I (Being a reprint from the reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., […])...
3. (intransitive) To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm.
4. (transitive) To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of (a person)
   • If you have no library commission, consult a lawyer and get from him a careful statement of what can be done under present statutory regulations.1899, John Cotton Dana, chapter 1, in A Library Primer

   Synonyms:

   seek

5. (transitive) To refer to (something) for information.
   • Which reminds me that I have never remembered from that hour to consult the dictionary upon a selvage.1904, Guy Wetmore Carryl, chapter 3, in Far from the Maddening Girls
6. (transitive) 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.1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC

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