guide

[gahyd]

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verb (used with object), guid·ed, guid·ing.

to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest.

to accompany (a sightseer) to show points of interest and to explain their meaning or significance.

to force (a person, object, or animal) to move in a certain path.

to supply (a person) with advice or counsel, as in practical or spiritual affairs.

to supervise (someone's actions or affairs) in an advisory capacity.

noun

a person who guides, especially one hired to guide travelers, tourists, hunters, etc.

a mark, tab, or the like, to catch the eye and thus provide quick reference.

a guidebook.

a book, pamphlet, etc., giving information, instructions, or advice; handbook: an investment guide.

a guidepost.

a device that regulates or directs progressive motion or action: a sewing-machine guide.

a spirit believed to direct the utterances of a medium.

Military. a member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.

Origin of guide

1325–75; Middle English giden (v.), gide (noun) < Old French gui(d)er (v.), gui(d)e (noun) < Germanic; akin to wit²

Related formsguid·a·ble, adjectiveguide·less, adjectiveguid·er, nounguid·ing·ly, adverbnon·guid·a·ble, adjectivepre·guide, verb (used with object), pre·guid·ed, pre·guid·ing.re·guide, verb (used with object), re·guid·ed, re·guid·ing.un·guid·a·ble, adjective

Synonyms for guide

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1. pilot, steer, escort. 5. regulate, manage, govern, rule. 6. pilot, director, conductor. 7. sign, signal, indication, key, clue.

Synonym study

1. Guide, conduct, direct, lead imply showing the way or pointing out or determining the course to be taken. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To conduct is to precede or escort to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To lead is to bring onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, fig., to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray.

Antonyms for guide

1. follow.

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Related Words for guide

mentor, model, counselor, teacher, pilot, guidebook, manual, clue, catalog, handbook, key, directory, shepherd, educate, manage, handle, maneuver, oversee, navigate, govern

Examples from the Web for guide

Contemporary Examples of guide

If history is a guide, Huckabee will need to resonate with more than just the faithful if he is to win.
Can Huckabee Convert the GOP’s Moneymen?
Lloyd Green
January 4, 2015
Objectively, they are not just riding with the tide, but helping to guide its very direction.
Corporations Are No Longer Silent on LGBT Issues
December 24, 2014
When he was appointed few expected that he would be able to guide his committee to a radical conclusion but he did.
The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero
Clive Irving
November 29, 2014
A few years ago, one guide told us, he would be on that train and would see many Palestinians mixed in with the Jewish passengers.
Mass Murder in the Holy City
Michael Tomasky
November 18, 2014
This makes the guide to the Jack the Ripper Walk seem rather dated.
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack the Ripper
Clive Irving
November 16, 2014

Historical Examples of guide

May the powers that guide our destiny, preserve you from any real cause for shame.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
An employee who had come down with them started to be their guide.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
I should be glad you would send them a guide and conduct them to your camp.
A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion
William Dobein James
The last of these, our guide said, had occurred about five moons before.
Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia
Thomas Mitchell
When he has come—the Spirit of Truth—he will guide you into all the truth.
The Conquest of Fear
Basil King

British Dictionary definitions for guide

guide

verb

to lead the way for (a person)

to control the movement or course of (an animal, vehicle, etc) by physical action; steer

to supervise or instruct (a person)

(tr) to direct the affairs of (a person, company, nation, etc)he guided the country through the war

(tr) to advise or influence (a person) in his standards or opinionslet truth guide you always

noun

a person, animal, or thing that guides
(as modifier)a guide dog

a person, usually paid, who conducts tour expeditions, etc

a model or criterion, as in moral standards or accuracy

See guidebook

a book that instructs or explains the fundamentals of a subject or skilla guide to better living

any device that directs the motion of a tool or machine part

a mark, sign, etc, that points the way
(in combination)guidepost

spiritualism a spirit believed to influence a medium so as to direct what he utters and convey messages through him

navya ship in a formation used as a reference for manoeuvres, esp with relation to maintaining the correct formation and disposition
militarya soldier stationed to one side of a column or line to regulate alignment, show the way, etc

Derived Formsguidable, adjectiveguideless, adjectiveguider, nounguiding, adjective, noun

Word Origin for guide

C14: from (Old) French guider, of Germanic origin; compare Old English wītan to observe

Guide

noun

(sometimes not capital) a member of an organization for girls equivalent to the ScoutsUS equivalent: Girl Scout

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Word Origin and History for guide

late 14c., "to lead, direct, conduct," from Old French guider "to guide, lead, conduct" (14c.), earlier guier, from Frankish *witan "show the way" or a similar Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *wit- "to know" (cf. German weisen "to show, point out," Old English witan "to see"), from PIE *weid- "to see" (see vision). The form of the French word influenced by Old Provençal guidar (n.) "guide, leader," or Italian guidare, both from the same source. Related: Guided; guiding.

mid-14c., "one who shows the way," from Old French guide, 14c. (alteration of earlier guie), verbal noun from guider (see guide (v.)). In book titles from 1610s; meaning "book of information on local sites" is from 1759. In 18c. France, a "for Dummies" or "Idiot's Guide to" book would have been a guid' âne, literally "guide-ass."

guide in Medicine

guide

[gīd]

n.

A device or instrument by which something is led into its proper course, such as a grooved director or a catheter guide.