Take counsel
1take counsel — index confer (consult), consult (ask advice of) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2take counsel — phrasal : consult, deliberate when a student decides to become a musician, let him first take counsel with himself S.A.Koussevitzky taking counsel of his own thought, not overtolerant of those who differed with him V.L.Parrington you have taken… …
3take counsel with oneself — index deliberate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4take counsel — discuss a problem. → counsel …
5take counsel — seek advice, get counseling …
6take counsel of one's pillow — sleep on it, consider an issue overnight before making a decision …
7counsel — [koun′səl] n. [ME & OFr counseil < L consilium (for base see CONSULT); confused in ME with COUNCIL] 1. a mutual exchange of ideas, opinions, etc.; discussion and deliberation 2. a) advice resulting from such an exchange b) any advice …
8counsel — counselable; esp. Brit., counsellable, adj. /kown seuhl/, n., pl. counsel for 3, v., counseled, counseling or (esp. Brit.) counselled, counselling. n. 1. advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another. 2.… …
9counsel — /ˈkaʊnsəl / (say kownsuhl) noun 1. advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgement or conduct of another. 2. interchange of opinions as to future procedure; consultation; deliberation: to take counsel with one s partners. 3.… …
10counsel — n. & v. n. 1 advice, esp. formally given. 2 consultation, esp. to seek or give advice. 3 (pl. same) a barrister or other legal adviser; a body of these advising in a case. 4 a plan of action. v.tr. (counselled, counselling; US counseled,… …
