guided

[ gahy-did ]

/ ˈgaɪ dɪd /

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adjective

accompanied by a guide: a guided tour.

supervised or controlled: a guided beam.

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Origin of guided

First recorded in 1905–10; guide + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM guided

self-guided, adjectiveun·guid·ed, adjectiveun·guid·ed·ly, adverbwell-guided, adjective

Words nearby guided

guidance, guide, guideboard, guidebook, guide center, guided, guided imagery, guided missile, guided missile cruiser, guide dog, guided wave

How to use guided in a sentence

He will also stage “Hannibal-inspired” dinner parties that will be open to the public and guided tours of the property.
Remember the creepy house from ‘The Silence of the Lambs’? Now it’s a vacation rental.|Kellie B. Gormly|September 9, 2021|Washington Post
Initially, it will be able to carry 1,000-pound satellite-guided bombs or 500-pound laser-guided weapons.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Couple guided Stella as she crawled and dipped her chest to pick up each magnet.
Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau|Ian Frisch|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the bomber was surrounded by guided weapons, some seen for the first time in public.
How China Will Track—and Kill—America’s Newest Stealth Jets|Bill Sweetman|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Taliban were Islamic and brought Islam with them, and all our justice is guided by Islam and the Quran.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What were your impressions on playing on something wholly guided by vocals?
Herbie Hancock Holds Forth|David Yaffe|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus shall we see the destinies of this country guided under the orange and red flag.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
But in doing this, the intention and power of selection guided by sound judgment at once asserted itself.
Antonio Stradivari|Horace William Petherick
When the question comes before a court, it seeks after the intention of the parties, and is guided by it when ascertained.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
And something within her seemed to tell her that in all that Ibrahim was doing he was guided by some very definite purpose.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Her ardor stimulated their zeal, and her well-stored mind and fascinating conversational eloquence guided their councils.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott