Dictionary

consultation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˌkɒnsɫ̩ˈteɪʃn̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˌkɔnsɫ̩ˈtæɪʃn̩] (Australia)
• [ˌkɒnsɫ̩ˈteɪʃn̩] (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• /ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
• /ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• /ˌkɔnsəlˈtæɪʃən/ (Australia)
• [ˌkɑnsɫ̩ˈteɪʃn̩] (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
• [ˌkɔ̟nsɫ̩ˈtæɪʃn̩] (New-Zealand)
• /ˌkɒnsəlˈtæɪʃən/ (New-Zealand)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle French consultation, from Latin consultatio. Morphologically consult + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of consulting.
   • Riled by a decision that went against him, Ziv kicked his displaced boot at the assistant referee and, after a short consultation between the officials, he was given his marching orders and the loudest cheer of the night. 2011 October 20, Michael da Silva, “Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv”, in BBC Sport:
   • Plans were prepared under the auspices of the L.S.W.R. by W. R. Galbraith and R. F. Church, with J. F. Greathead in consultation, for a deep-level electric line on the tube principle, 1½ miles long, from a point under the main-line terminus at Waterloo to the eastern end of Queen Victoria Street, […]. 1958 August 14, T. S. Lascelles, “Diamond Jubilee of the Waterloo & City Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 517:
2. (countable, uncountable) A conference for the exchange of information and advice.
   • Last month I went to a "consultation" on racism and sexism sponsored by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. It was the first of a series of five conferences designed to bring people together fighting racism and sexiam ^([sic]) to discuss […] 1974 April 6, Linda Thurston, “U.S. Civil Rights Conference--Heterosexuals Only”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
3. (countable, uncountable) An appointment or meeting with a professional person, such as a doctor.

Forms

Deriveds

teleconsultation · videoconsultation · preconsultation · postconsultation · consultational · reconsultation · interconsultation

Translations (82)

mk консултација (act of consulting) · tr müşavere (act of consulting) · es consulta (act of consulting) · th การหารือ (act of consulting) · nl samenspraak (act of consulting) · sh konzultácija (act of consulting) · az konsultasiya (act of consulting) · fa مشاوره (act of consulting) · lv konsultācija (act of consulting) · uz konsultatsiya (act of consulting) · da konsultation (act of consulting) · ko 협의 (act of consulting) · cmn 諮詢 /谘询 (act of consulting) · sv konsultation (act of consulting) · ota مشورت (act of consulting) · az məsləhətləşmə (act of consulting) · ja 協議 (act of consulting) · ru консульта́ция (act of consulting) · kk мәслихат (act of consulting) · ar مُشَاوَرَة (act of consulting) · cmn 磋商 (act of consulting) · el διαβούλευση (act of consulting) · pl konsultacja (act of consulting) · ur مشورہ (act of consulting) · ja 相談 (act of consulting) · az müşavirə (act of consulting) · uz mashvarat (act of consulting) · es consultación (a conference for the exchange of information and advice) · fi neuvottelu (act of consulting) · tg машварат (act of consulting) · vi sự tham khảo (act of consulting) · fa مصلحت (act of consulting) · ro consultare (act of consulting) · ja 商議 (act of consulting) · be кансульта́цыя (act of consulting) · ota قونسولتو (a conference for the exchange of information and advice) · et konsultatsioon (act of consulting) · fi neuvonpito (act of consulting) · uk консульта́ція (act of consulting) · et nõupidamine (act of consulting) · bg консулта́ция (act of consulting) · id konsultasi (act of consulting) · ar اِسْتِشَارَة (act of consulting) · sk konzultácia (act of consulting) · fr consultation (act of consulting) · cs konzultace (act of consulting) · tg маслиҳат (act of consulting) · hy խորհրդատվություն (act of consulting) · ota قونسولتو (act of consulting) · it consultazione (act of consulting) · fi konsultaatio (act of consulting) · jv sarawèdi (act of consulting) · hi परामर्श (act of consulting) · uz maslahat (act of consulting) · ro consultație (act of consulting) · hu konzultáció (act of consulting) · pt consulta (act of consulting) · sh конзулта́ција (act of consulting) · sl konzultacija (act of consulting) · ka კონსულტაცია (act of consulting) · sv samhälle (act of consulting) · ca consulta (act of consulting) · tr meşveret (act of consulting) · nb konsultasjon (act of consulting) · ar مُدَاوَلَة (act of consulting) · ota مشورت (a conference for the exchange of information and advice) · nl consultatie (act of consulting) · nn konsultasjon (act of consulting) · hi मशविरा (act of consulting) · ko 상의 (act of consulting) · lt konsultacija (act of consulting) · ko 상담 (act of consulting) · fa مشورت (act of consulting) · de Beratung (act of consulting) · cmn 會診 /会诊 (act of consulting) · tr konsültasyon (act of consulting) · ur مصلحت (act of consulting) · ur مشورت (act of consulting) · de Konsultation (act of consulting) · th การปรึกษา (act of consulting) · ky консультация (act of consulting) · hu tanácskozás (act of consulting)