guided

[gahy-did]

adjective

1. accompanied by a guide.

   a guided tour.

2. supervised or controlled.

   a guided beam.

Other Word Forms

• self-guided adjective
• unguided adjective
• unguidedly adverb
• well-guided adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of guided¹

First recorded in 1905–10; guide + -ed ²

Example Sentences

They land via spaceship in the Cretaceous Period and, guided by a flying robot, team up to collect the DNA of ancient species.

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His teacher guided him to imagine the movement of his organs, blood and inner body.

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In building the Free Press, Weiss said she has been guided by the idea that there is a crisis of trustworthiness in American institutions that the news outlet had to overcome.

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Burr is a highly regarded coach, having guided Oak Park to four straight Southern Section titles.

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The company previously guided for profit of at least €8.60 a share on revenue of at least €7. billion.

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