Definition of "consult" []

• To seek advice or information of: consult an attorney. (verb-transitive)
• To refer to: consulted a telephone directory for the number. (verb-transitive)
• To take into account; consider: consult one's checkbook before making a major purchase. (verb-transitive)
• To exchange views; confer. (verb-intransitive)
• To work or serve as a consultant: a retired executive who consults for several large companies. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Well, if you want to learn how to protect your house against a break-in, the best source to consult is a professional burglar."
• "In other words, readers, (and I'm resisting the urge to write this in capitals) they don't try to sell you anything; well of course, they do, it's their job after all (the makeup consult is £ 10, which is subtracted from the cost of anything you buy) — they just do it very quietly."
• "Fed up with her non-existent love life, Faith decides to once again consult the cards."