## Meanings
1. To go to a person or source for advice or information.
2. To discuss something with someone before making a decision.
3. To give expert advice professionally.

## Examples
- If the pain continues, you should consult a doctor.
- He didn't consult his colleagues before changing the schedule.
- After retiring, she now consults for several tech companies.

## Synonyms
- refer

## Derived Forms
- consultability
- consultable
- consultancy
- consultative
- consultee
- consulter
- consultive
- consultor
- consultress
- e-consulting
- nonconsulted
- nonconsulting

## Related Forms
- consultant
- consultation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: consulter
- Root: cōnsultō
- Root: *selh₁-

## Etymology
From Middle French consulter, from Latin cōnsultō (“to deliberate, consult”), frequentative of cōnsulō (“to consult, deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ask advice”), from com- (“together”) + -sulō, from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“to take, grab”).

## AI Etymology
consult is a verb and noun. It is from Middle French consulter, from Latin cōnsultō (“to deliberate, consult”), frequentative of cōnsulō (“to consult, deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ask advice”), from com- (“together”) + -sulō, from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“to take, grab”). Historical forms in the chain include consulter (Middle French), cōnsultō (Latin), and *selh₁- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include to go to a person or source for advice or information, to discuss something with someone before making a decision, and to give expert advice professionally. Derived forms include consultability, consultable, consultancy, consultative, and consultee. Related words include consultant and consultation.

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