consulted
- 1Simple past and past participle of consult.
The committee consulted several experts before reaching a decision.
He had consulted three lawyers before signing the contract.
Note
One regular -ed spelling serves as both past tense and participle, so the surrounding construction tells you which you are reading. The transitive uses take the passive easily: the experts were consulted, the map was consulted, and in the older sense of 'having regard to', her wishes were never consulted. The intransitive use pairs with 'with' (she consulted with colleagues) and resists the passive.
Nobody asked; her wishes were never consulted.
She consulted with her colleagues before replying.
consulted is a form of consult
consult, verb: To ask a person for advice or to seek their opinion on a matter. Full entry
- Forms
- consultconsults he/she/itconsulting -ing formconsulted past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- consult → consulted: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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