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

Three-time NBA Coach of the Year Popovich, who guided the United States to Tokyo Olympic gold, spent 29 seasons as coach of the Spurs and now serves as president of basketball operations.

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They then trapped and cooled the molecules, guided them through vacuum chambers, and illuminated them with lasers tailored to interact with the molecules.

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Researchers at The Ohio State University recently discovered that edible fungi, such as shiitake mushrooms, can be cultivated and guided to function as organic memristors.

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The South American giant holds the world's second-largest reserves of these elements used in everything from electric vehicles, solar panels and smart phones to jet engines and guided missiles.

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Conceptions of individual rights that have guided modern civilization are rooted in an idea with biblical origins.

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