(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ an expert or someone senior to you or ~ with them, you ask them for their opinion and advice about what you should do or their permission to do something.
Consult your doctor about how much exercise you should attempt...
He needed to ~ with an attorney...
If you are in any doubt, ~ a financial adviser.
VERB: V n prep wh/wh to-inf, V with n, V n
2.
If a person or group of people ~s with other people or ~s them, they talk and exchange ideas and opinions about what they might decide to do.
After ~ing with her daughter and manager she decided to take on the part, on her terms...
The two countries will have to ~ their allies...
The umpires ~ed quickly.
V-RECIP: V with n, V n, pl-n V
3.
If you ~ a book or a map, you look in it or look at it in order to find some information.
Consult the chart on page 44 for the correct cooking times...
VERB: V n