Kalmar “consult” kalma ce mai ma’ana da yawa, amma gaba xaya tana nufin neman shawara, bayani, ko jagora daga wanda ake ganin masani ne ko kwararre a wani fanni. Ga ‘yan ma’anar “shawara”:Don neman bayani ko shawara daga wani: Ya ƙunshi tuntuɓar ko tattaunawa da ƙwararru ko ƙwararru don samun fahimtarsu ko shawarwari. Misali: "Ina bukata in tuntubi likita game da alamomi na." Don tattaunawa ko tattaunawa da wani kafin yanke shawara: Ya ƙunshi neman ra'ayi ko shigar da wasu kafin a yanke shawara. daukar matakin mataki. Misali: "Bari mu tuntubi kungiyar kafin mu kammala shirin aikin." takarda, ko wani abu da aka rubuta don bayani ko bayani. Misali: "Na tuntubi ƙamus don nemo ma'anar kalmar." Don ba da ƙwararru ko ƙwararrun shawara ko ayyuka ga wani: Ya ƙunshi ba da jagora, shawarwari, ko ƙwarewa a wani fage na musamman. Misali: "Lauyan zai tuntubi abokin ciniki game da zaɓuɓɓukan doka."A taƙaice, "shawara" gabaɗaya yana nufin neman shawara, tattaunawa da wasu, ko nuni ga tushen bayanai kafin yanke shawara ko tattara ilimi a wani yanki na musamman.
