Meaning & use
consultation session
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Meanings
phrasecountable
A planned meeting where someone gives or receives professional advice or discusses a matter.
Grammar: Countable: use 'a consultation session' for one, 'consultation sessions' for more than one.
Patterns
- a consultation session with someone
- attend a consultation session
- schedule a consultation session
- during a consultation session
I have a consultation session with my academic advisor tomorrow.
The doctor scheduled a consultation session to discuss the test results.
We attended a consultation session about the new company policy.
phrasecountable
A group meeting where people give their opinions or advice on a plan or problem.
Grammar: Countable; often used with 'hold' or 'organize' for group meetings.
Patterns
- hold a consultation session
- organize a consultation session
- a public consultation session
The city held a public consultation session about the new park.
The committee organized consultation sessions with local residents.
Word forms
| plural | consultation sessions |
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Common combinations
- attend a consultation session
- All new employees must attend a consultation session with HR.
- schedule a consultation session
- Please schedule a consultation session with the client for next week.
- a consultation session with
- She had a consultation session with her lawyer before signing the contract.
- hold a consultation session
- The university will hold a consultation session for prospective students.
- during a consultation session
- You can ask questions during the consultation session.
Synonyms and how they differ
- meeting
- A meeting is a general word for people coming together; a consultation session is specifically for advice or discussion.
- appointment
- An appointment is a fixed time to see someone; a consultation session emphasizes the advisory nature of the meeting.
- session
- A session is a period of an activity; 'consultation session' makes clear the purpose is consultation.
Word family
- consult verb
- To ask someone for advice or information.
- consultation noun
- The act of discussing something with someone to get advice.
- consultant noun
- A person who gives expert advice.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'consultation session' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The correct pattern is 'a consultation session with someone'. Option 1 is missing 'a', option 2 is missing 'with', and option 3 uses 'for' instead of 'with'.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “consultation session”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.