Difference between Consult and Confer

What is the difference between Consult and Confer?

Consult as a verb is to seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer. while Confer as a verb is to compare.

Consult

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation; also, the result of consultation; determination; decision. A council; a meeting for consultation. Agreement; concert. A visit, e.g. to a doctor; a consultation.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer. To advise or offer expertise. To work as a consultant or contractor rather than as a full-time employee of a firm. To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of; to apply to for information or instruction; to refer to; as, to consult a physician; to consult a dictionary. To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes. (transitive), : To deliberate upon; to take for. (transitive), : To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to contrive.

Example sentence: Two things are vital for me. I've always had people who protected me, and I've always had people who helped me. Before I decide, I consult with three, four people who I trust.

Confer

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To compare.To talk together, to consult, discuss; to deliberate.To bring together; to collect, gather.To grant as a possession; to bestow.To contribute (to); to conduce.

We hope you now know whether to use Consult or Confer in your sentence.

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