What is the meaning of consult?

verb

• Get or ask advice from.
  • usage: "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision"
  • synonyms: confer with
• Seek information from.
  • usage: "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"
  • synonyms: refer, look up
• Have a conference in order to talk something over.
  • usage: "We conferred about a plan of action"
  • synonyms: confer, confabulate, confab
• Advise professionally.
  • usage: "The professor consults for industry"