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# consultation

«consultation» in Mova's school dictionary: **A meeting with an expert, such as a doctor or lawyer, to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (consultation, consultations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A meeting with an expert, such as a doctor or lawyer, to get advice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultation/#m1)

2) The act of asking people for their views before making a decision: «after consultation with parents». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultation/#m2)

3) (formal) The act of looking something up in a book or source: «consultation of the map». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultation/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: a doctor's consultation, a vet consultation, a consultation with a lawyer about a will or custody. At school and in towns: a consultation asks parents, pupils or residents what they think about a plan (a new playground, new uniform). It tells the reader that people were asked before deciding. Phrases: «in consultation with», «public consultation», «a free consultation», «consultation period».

### examples

- Mum had a consultation with the doctor about her bad back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultation/#x1)
- The council held a public consultation about the new skate park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultation/#x2)
- The school changed the uniform after consultation with parents. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultation/#x3)
- The vet charged for a short consultation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultation/#x4)
- The plan was made in consultation with the pupils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultation/#x5)
- Dad booked a consultation with a lawyer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultation/#x6)
- The consultation lasted twenty minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultation/#x7)
- Hypsipyle listened attentively to the advice of her nurse, and after some consultation, decided to invite the strangers into the city. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultation/#x8)

### note

Countable. Verb: «consult» (consult a doctor, consult a dictionary). Formal; in speech people say «appointment» for the doctor and «asking people» for the other sense. «In consultation with» means «working together with and asking».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «consultation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.