a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question
“frequent consultations with his lawyer”
noun
the act of referring or consulting
“reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer”
Word Forms
consult
verb
have a conference in order to talk something over
refer
verb
send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Beratung
eine Konferenz (normalerweise mit jemandem, der wichtig ist)
🇪🇸Spanish
consulta
una conferencia (generalmente con alguien importante)
🇮🇹Italian
consultazione
una conferenza (di solito con qualcuno di importante)
🇳🇱Dutch
overleg
een conferentie (meestal met een belangrijk iemand)
🇵🇹Portuguese
consulta
uma conferência (geralmente com alguém importante)
🇷🇺Russian
консультация
конференция (обычно с кем-то важным)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
परामर्श
एक सम्मेलन (आमतौर पर किसी महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति के साथ)
🇧🇩Bengali
পরামর্শ
একটি সম্মেলন (সাধারণত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ কারো সাথে)
🇮🇳Tamil
ஆலோசனை
ஒரு மாநாடு (பொதுவாக முக்கியமான ஒருவருடன்)
🇮🇳Telugu
సంప్రదింపులు
సమావేశం (సాధారణంగా ముఖ్యమైన వారితో)
🇮🇳Marathi
सल्लामसलत
परिषद (सामान्यतः एखाद्या महत्त्वाच्या व्यक्तीसह)
🇮🇳Gujarati
પરામર્શ
કોન્ફરન્સ (સામાન્ય રીતે કોઈ મહત્વપૂર્ણ સાથે)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಮಾಲೋಚನೆ
ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಪ್ರಮುಖರೊಂದಿಗೆ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
കൂടിയാലോചന
ഒരു കോൺഫറൻസ് (സാധാരണയായി ഒരാളുമായി)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਲਾਹ-ਮਸ਼ਵਰਾ
ਇੱਕ ਕਾਨਫਰੰਸ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਨਾਲ)
🇵🇰Urdu
مشاورت
ایک کانفرنس (عام طور پر کسی اہم کے ساتھ)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
咨询
会议（通常是与重要的人）
🇯🇵Japanese
相談
会議（通常は重要な人と）
🇰🇷Korean
상의
회의 (보통 중요한 사람과의)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tư vấn
một hội nghị (thường là với một người quan trọng)
🇹🇭Thai
การให้คำปรึกษา
การประชุม (โดยปกติกับคนสำคัญ)
🇮🇩Indonesian
konsultasi
sebuah konferensi (biasanya dengan seseorang yang penting)
🇵🇭Filipino
konsultasyon
isang kumperensya (karaniwan ay kasama ang isang taong mahalaga)
🇲🇾Malay
perundingan
persidangan (biasanya dengan seseorang yang penting)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التشاور
مؤتمر (عادة مع شخص مهم)
🇮🇷Persian
مشاوره
یک کنفرانس (معمولا با شخص مهم)
🇹🇷Turkish
danışma
bir konferans (genellikle önemli biriyle)
🇮🇱Hebrew
יִעוּץ
ועידה (בדרך כלל עם מישהו חשוב)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'consultation'?
The primary meaning of 'consultation' is 'a conference (usually with someone important)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'consultation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'consultation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'consultation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'consultation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'consultation' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'consultation' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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