consultare
to consult; to look up
verb kon-sool-TAH-reh Less Common
Origin: Latin consultare (to deliberate)
Usage Note
Consultare means to consult a person (consultare un medico — to consult a doctor) or to look something up in a reference (consultare un dizionario). The reflexive consultarsi con means to confer with someone: mi sono consultato con il mio avvocato. It is a regular first-conjugation verb and takes avere.
Examples
"Dovresti consultare un esperto."
Natural Translation
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