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consult

/ˈkɑnsʌlt/ noun B2
  1. A visit to consult somebody, such as a doctor; a consultation. (US, countable)

Plural consults

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If you hold these views, why have you come to consult me at all?
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 27 · C1
“I give you his very words; and if the marquis chooses to be candid, he will confess that they perfectly agree with what his majesty said to him, when he went six months ago to consult him upon the subject of your espousing his daughter.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 52 · C1
“Sir,” said he, “I am no longer able, as I had hoped, to restore you immediately to liberty; before doing so, I must consult the trial justice; what my own feeling is you already know.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 68 · C1
“Make yourself quite easy on that point,” answered Villefort, with one of his sweetest smiles; “you and I will always consult upon our verdicts.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 50 · C1

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