Verb:
1: consult, confer with get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision"
2: consult, look up, refer seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"
3: confer, consult, confab, confabulate have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"
4: consult advise professionally; "The professor consults for industry"